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Nant-y-Brain Trial Excavaton

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NPRN245048
Map ReferenceSN85SW
Grid ReferenceSN8340450379
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityLlanwrtyd Wells
Type Of SiteMINING FEATURE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Linear excavation with bank/ spoil tip on south side. Orientated northwest - southeast, c.20m long, x 6m wide. The bank is c. 1.3m high, and the excavation c. 1m deep. The site lies eastnortheast of Pen-Y-Gwaith/ Nant-Y-Brain mine. Possibly a trial excavation or other mining feature.

Helen Whitear and Duncan Schlee, Dyfed Archaeological Trust, 2008.