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Rhydwen

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18194
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Whitford
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ13407670
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL LEAD MINE / POST MEDIEVAL SILVER MINE

Description :
Lead/Silver (1887-1913)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
A few tons of ore were raised at Rhydwen by the Lloc Mining company in the 1880s and again in the early this century according to Smith (1921).

A single shaft mound lies on the edge of the Crown Wood at SJ12605675, and three shafts lie in close proximity to Offa's Dyke on Rhydwen Farmland at SJ13307670, SJ13357670 and SJ13357660.

The shafts are in use in 1899, being on the OS map of that date.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1993 , Site visit record - PRN18194

Events :

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Compiled date : 31-12-1995


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April 21, 2025, 4:22 am - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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