NPRN33973
Map ReferenceSH62SW
Grid ReferenceSH6190020370
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyMerioneth
CommunityDyffryn Ardudwy
Type Of SiteMANGANESE MINE
PeriodUnknown
Description
Manganese mine, established some time after 1889, when material was transported by tramway (Nprn34940) via Hafotty Mine (Nprn401809); reopened 1917, when linked by aerial ropeway to Egryn Abbey to the west.
Source: Crew & Musson 1996 'Snowdonia from the Air', 53.
Includes:
Linear extraction features (Nprn89115)
Building (Nprn89273).
Part of:
Manganese mining complex (Nprn401808).
J.Wiles 05.11.04