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Bwlchyddaufryn

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18029
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Gwernaffield
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ20106450
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE

Description :
Lead (Early 19th century-1866)

Geology
The Bwlchyddaufryn Vein runs from Trinity Church (SJ20706450) into the Nant Alun cross-cut near Pen-y-sarn. It ran parallel to, but north from the Pantybuarth Vein within Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
None of the workings are very evident, the area being landscaped for use as a golf course, with overgrown patches surrounding possible workings.

The shaft marked by the OS at SJ20106450 is totally overgrown. Shaft mounds are identifiable at SJ19956445, SJ19786443 and SJ19856444. A further three shafts recorded within the vicinity of Ffordd-hir lie on the Bwlchyddaufryn Vein.

Shaft and mounds are located at SJ21206450 and SJ20706420 and a shaft and associated spoil remains fenced off at SJ20306390.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence remains of the 36in pumping engine that was apparently in operation on the mine site 1827-33.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

See also PRN 102805.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN18029

Events :

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Compiled date : 28-09-1994


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April 20, 2025, 12:37 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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