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Clwyd Metal Mines Survey
Hafod
Hafod (also known as Gwernaffield) lies in the community of Gwernymynydd in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ21306330. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18089 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.Lead (1883)
Geology
Cefn-y-fedw Sansdone.
Workings
The New Hafod Mining Company made returns for 1883 in the Gwernaffield area. The company sett appears to overly the easternmost Deborah workings to the west of the Hafod Road to Gwernaffield. A shaft is located to the south-west of Hafod at SJ21106340.
The area lies to the south of the Fron-fawnog Mine.
Three shafts remain alongside the Cadole to Gwernaffield Road at SJ20456330, filled in and overgrown.
The New Hafod Mining Company made returns in 1883 with the given NGR as SJ206645, the site of the Pantybuarth Mine.
Transport
No evidence.
Power
No evidence.
Processing
Ore was presumably taken to the Pantybuarth site (103203) for dressing.
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.