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Dyfngwm Lead Mine

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NPRN309783
Map ReferenceSN89SE
Grid ReferenceSN8520092880
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyMontgomeryshire
CommunityLlanbrynmair
Type Of SiteLEAD MINE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Dyfyngwm Lead Mine was a potentially lucrative mine with a history of mismanagement in the nineteenth century. The mine was known to be in existence by 1842 and it was uncertain after 1867. It is known that the mine re-opened and yielded a great deal of lead before finally closing in 1935.

The visible remains include adit dressing floors (NPRN 309784), wheel pits, a horse whim circle and extraction features (NPRN 400160). The site has been recorded during aerial reconnaissance by the RCAHMW on AP945030/53-4 and 955039/58-9. NAR SN89SW11

Claire Parry, RCAHMW, 3 June 2011.

SOURCES:
Association for Industrial Archaeology: A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Mid-Wales, 1984
Bick, D.E The Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, (pages 15-20), 1977