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Clwyd Metal Mines Survey
Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle lies in the community of Chirk in the county of Wrexham. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ27003800. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18040 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.Lead/Silver (1861)
Geology
Cefn-y-fedw Sandstone and Coal Measures.
Workings
The Llangynog Mining Company made returns for Chirk Castle in 1861. No evidence remains and the geology is not conducive to lead mining.
Transport
No evidence.
Power
No evidence.
Processing
No evidence.
Other features
No evidence.
This HTML page is reproduced from the Powys and Clwyd Metal Mine Surveys which were undertaken between May 1992 and December 1993 by Mark Walters and Pat Frost of the Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust with financial support from Powys County Council, Clwyd County Council and Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments. Further information about this site is available in CPAT's Regional Historic Environment Record.
Page produced by Rachel Stebbings and Chris Martin.