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Trellynia

Trellynia lies in the community of Cilcain in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ18106940. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18207 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead (1868-1877)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
A run of large shafts and mounds (SJ18156940) follow the field boundary east to west, to the south of the trackway to Trellyniau Fawr and Rhewl Farm. The most easterly of these has a possible whim platform. Shafts vary in diameter 3-4m with spoil mounds surrounding them. They terminate at an old gateway with large limestone gateposts at SJ17996935.

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.