CPAT logo
Back Home
Clwyd Metal Mines
Mines index
Mine map

Clwyd Metal Mines Survey


Pwllclai

Pwllclai lies in the community of Brynford in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ18607380. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18186 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead/Silver (1855-1873)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
Pwllclai Mine worked the Pen-yr-hwylfa Vein, which ran north-eastwards from Pen-yr-hylfa Farm (SJ18907370) towards Milwr. Evidence remains as shafts and spoil mounds in areas around Pen-yr-hylfa Farm, Pwllclai, The Crooked Horn public house and a house called The Mount, lying adjacent to the A55. The large shafts are located at SJ18757380, SJ18507380, SJ18507355, SJ18557375, SJ19057405, SJ19107405, SJ19057365, and SJ19057360.

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.