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Parys Mountain: Mona Mine Kilns and Sublimation Chambers

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NPRN33664
Map ReferenceSH49SW
Grid ReferenceSH4465090350
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityAmlwch
Type Of SiteCALCINING KILN
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Nationally important remains of Mona Mine (nprn 300167) calcining kilns and sublimation chambers are now craters and stone structures respectively set in an area of waste, some 280m east-west by 80m, to the south of the precipitation pits (nprn 33753). The area also includes a detached sublimation chamber at the west end and a circular-walled, roofless, explosives magazine. Calcining and sulphur sublimation was practised from before 1785 at Mona and was carried out by roasting ore in heaps to remove sulphur and other impurities.
(Source: Cadw scheduling description)
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 02 February 2007.