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Trelogan Afongoch

Trelogan Afongoch lies in the community of Llanasa in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ11508030. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18235 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead/Silver (19th century)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone with chert beds.

Workings
The Afongoch Mine had trials in the fields immediately to the east of the road from Llanasa to Four Crosses as early as 1846, with little success. The shafts that lie in the area of Afongoch Crossroads at SJ11538028, SJ11578031, SJ11758030, and SJ11918033 being to the north of the Afongoch Inn were probably worked by the Trelogan Group.

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.