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Rhysgog Lead Mine;Nant Rhysgog;Rhyscog

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NPRN33899
Map ReferenceSN65SE
Grid ReferenceSN6810053700
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCeredigion
Old CountyCardiganshire
CommunityLlanddewi Brefi
Type Of SiteLEAD MINE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. XVII century workings, mainly 25-50ft below the surface; 19th century tips and signs of an older flattened tip.
2. Reported as active 1856-62, when "ancient workings" are mentioned. A deep adit, begun in 1863 at Cnwch Mawr in the Brefi valley to the N (Dat Prn26623), is not thought to have been driven through to completion.
Surface features include two ruinous wheelpits with remains of dams and a leat leading in from the NE, traces of dressing floors, ruined buildings, shaft mouths, extensive tips and several collapse craters.
J.Wiles 18.06.02