NPRN421204
Map ReferenceSS88SE
Grid ReferenceSS8793983426
Unitary (Local) AuthorityBridgend
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityNewcastle Higher
Type Of SiteCOLLIERY
PeriodPost Medieval
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Description
Park Slip Colliery went into production in c1864. An explosion in 1892 killed 110 miners. The colliery is marked on all 4 editions of OS 25" historic mapping. The site is now part of Parc Slip nature reserve.

References:
OS historic mapping
www.welshcoalmines.co.uk

RCAHMW, 2015.