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Nantypetre

Nantypetre (also known as Llangynhafal) lies in the community of Llangynhafal in the county of Denbighshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ13706300. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18143 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead/Barytes (1890-92)

Geology
Wenlock shales deposited against Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
Documentary evidence refers to barytes being obtained from a north to south fault, although no evidence remains at this NGR given in Burt et al (1992). Evidence of the old shafts and levels do appear on the south-western and south-eastern slopes of Moel Dywyll within the Moel Famau Country Park. The levels at SJ15426354, SJ15306350 and the workings that continue downhill and westwards along with the shaft at SJ15126343 could belong to Nantypetre. An area to the north-east of Fron Haul has been later quarried out (SJ14306370).

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.

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