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Mount Pleasant

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18134
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Gwernymynydd
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ21706140
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE / POST MEDIEVAL SILVER MINE

Description :
Lead/Silver (1857-1873)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone falling to the Mount Pleasant Flats in Cefn-y-Fedw Sandstone with chert beds.

Workings
Evidence of the workings at Mount Pleasant Mine, remains in the form of at least seven shafts and their relevant spoil heaps located at SJ21756135.
A shaft to the west of the roadway can be located at SJ21806135. To the east of the roadway, a shaft remains at SJ21756140 and a spoil heap at SJ21806145. A shaft remains alongside the road at SJ21706150 and two shafts, filled in, remain as spoil heaps at SJ21606155.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN18134

Events :

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Compiled date : 31-12-1995


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April 20, 2025, 12:32 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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