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Pwll-glas/Trefeglwys, mine shaft

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 18997
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Trefeglwys
Unitary authority : Powys
NGR : SN97408929
Site Type (preferred type first) : MODERN LEAD MINE

Description :
Lead trial (19th century ?)

Geology
Silurian Frongoch formation dark shales/mudstones with quartz mineralisation. No galena or other ores were apparent in the spoil.

Workings
A single shaft and surrounding spoilheaps.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

Comments
This is probably a failed attempt to locate an eastern extension of the Van lode.

Sources :
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1995 , Site visit record - PRN18997
Kennedy, A E , 2001 , Tir Gofal Management Plan: Heritage Management Information (HE1). Cyll Farm, Trefeglwys - E/08/2142
Ordnance Survey , 1886 , OS map

Events :

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Compiled date : 31-12-1995


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April 22, 2025, 6:50 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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