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Bwlchglas Mine; Ochr Lwyd Mine, East of Talybont

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NPRN109037
Map ReferenceSN78NW
Grid ReferenceSN7100087800
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCeredigion
Old CountyCardiganshire
CommunityCeulanamaesmawr
Type Of SiteLEAD MINE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. Former lead and zinc mine, believed to house an underground headframe dating from 1910.
B.A.Malaws, 21 January 2001.
2. Opened in the later 19th C. and closed by 1916.
Surface remains include wheelpit and leat complex, presumably superceded when tips obstructed the leat, with extensive complex set about 'Deep Adit' represented mostly by concrete floors.
j.Wiles 12.06.02
Resources
DownloadTypeSourceDescription
application/pdfRCAHMW ExhibitionsBilingual exhibition panel entitled Ceredigion: Cyfoeth Mwynau: Ceredigion: Mineral Wealth, produced by RCAHMW for the Royal Welsh Show, 2010.
application/pdfSimon J.S. Hughes ArticlesDigital copy of an article entitled "Bwlchglas Mine", by Simon S.J. Hughes, of the Welsh Mines Preservation Trust, 1989.