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Nantymwyn

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18142
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Prestatyn
Unitary authority : Denbighshire
NGR : SJ07708280
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE

Description :
Lead (1886-1876)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
Trials appear to have consisted of a single shaft and an adit level driven from near Prestatyn Castle (Smith 1921, 41). Although no returns were made Burt et al (1992) document the area being worked by the Erwfelin Mining Company. A single shaft and related earthworks can be located at SJ07658280.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN18142

Events :

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Compiled date : 31-12-1995


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April 20, 2025, 1:05 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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