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Sir George's Field

Sir George's Field lies in the community of Halkyn in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ20107230. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18233 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead (Early 18th-19th century)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
The Pant Vein was worked in this area to the east of Halkyn Hall from the early 18th century. Smith (1921) reports a day-level from Nant-y-Flint near Plas-isaf and an Engine Shaft, already filled in. The site at the given NGR is now occupied by housing. Old shafts remain in the area of SJ19907210to the east of Billins (PRN 18007) running in a south-west to north-east direction across rough pasture to the east of the road from Windmill to Pentre Halkyn.

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.