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North Risca Black Vein Colliery
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NPRN
421060
Map Reference
ST29SW
Grid Reference
ST2124391592
Unitary (Local) Authority
Caerphilly
Old County
Monmouthshire
Community
Ynysddu
Type Of Site
COLLIERY
Period
Post Medieval
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North Risca Black Vein collieries were opened by Watts, Ward & Co. in 1875 and became among the largest in South Wales. The site closed in 1967 and is now occupied by the North Black Vein Industrial Estate.
Reference: WWW.welshcoalmines.co.uk
RCAHMW, 2015.