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Brindigrif, lead mine

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18011
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Whitford
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ12607940
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE

Description :
Lead (Early 18th century-1884)

Geology
East to west vein in Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
In the 1720s, Brindigrif was leased from the Mostyns by the Quaker Company, who dominated lead mining in Flintshire during the eighteenth century. The Mine sett lies up a track from the Maes Achwyfan Crossroads. A low stone wall runs parallel to the woods and the main entrance appears to be at SJ12957950, where any evidence of dressing floors has been cleared. Workings traversed pasture and woodland within the vicinity of Bryndigif Farm (SJ12757945).

A large isolated shaft lies at SJ12627942, in the field to the west of the farm. Several shaft mounds lie in the fields to the east at SJ12877934, SJ12887934, and SJ12947933. The vein continues to have been worked in the area of woodland at SJ12997932, SJ13017932 and on a vein running to the north at SJ12967946, SJ12977945 and SJ13017944. Running eastwards, shafts lie in the fields at SJ13137931, SJ13167929, SJ13227926, SJ13257926, SJ13287918, and SJ13297919. All the shafts are early workings, some are fenced off, but others are barely discernable. A more easterly shaft is located at SJ13857920 near Nant Evan.

The sett was worked by Mostyn Consols 1882-1884.

The adit level driven from the south-east of Pentre-ffynnon Farm remains unlocated.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
The Quaker Company recorded the use of a whimsey on the sett in the early 18th century (Bevan-Evans).

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
At SJ12917940, stone walls of an apparently rectangular building lie in dense woodland between the two parallel runs of shafts. Although covered in ivy and masked by vegetation, the walls survive to 2m in part and must be mine-related.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN18011

Events :

Related records
Better Woodlands for Wales 14817

Compiled date : 31-12-1995


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April 20, 2025, 1:19 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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