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Halkyn, East Mine

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18093
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Halkyn
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ21306930
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE / POST MEDIEVAL SILVER MINE

Description :
Lead/Silver (1891-1910)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
Little evidence remains of the large-scale mining operation of the East Halkyn Company in the area of Berth-ddu.

Evidence of workings has been lost to the 1970s Derelict Land Reclamation Scheme proposed by Clwyd County Council.

In 1928, the mine was incorporated into the sett of the Halkyn District United Mines.

Transport
The underground diesel railway of the 1928 Halkyn Company served the workings of the sett.

Power
A drainage channel runs from the north-west, undercutting the Rhosesmor-Halkyn road, which supersedes the mine, and runs downhill south-eastwards to the mine area, which now comprises solely of bulldozed waste.

The sett was drained by the Deep Level Tunnel.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

Sources :
Britnell, W J, Martin, C H R & Hankinson, R , 2000 , Holywell Common and Halkyn Mountain: Historic Landscape Characterization ( © Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust)
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN18093

Events :
39362 : Historic Landscape Characterisation, Holywell Common and Halkyn Mountain (year : 1999-2000)

Related records

Compiled date : 31-12-1995


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June 8, 2025, 6:31 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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