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Parry's Mine

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 103390
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Halkyn
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ19507230
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL SILVER MINE / POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE / POST MEDIEVAL ZINC MINE

Description :
Lead/Silver/Zinc (Early 19th century-1892)

Geology
Carboniferous limestone

Workings
A small area of shafts and spoil mounds remain grassed-over to the north of the Pentre Halkyn to Babell Road at SJ19557230. The workings appear to have run north to south, being visible as a line of old shafts.

Any workings to the south of the road have been lost to the Pantypwll Quarry.

Grainger's Vein according to Smith (1921, 64) was worked in the same area.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence.

Processing
The dressing floor areas appear to have been to the south-west of the buildings around SJ19507240.

Other features
The cottages at SJ19507240 were probably the Mine Office or manager's house.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN103390

Events :

Related records
CPAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 103390

Compiled date : 28-02-1985


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April 20, 2025, 12:35 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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