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Rhiw-goch

Rhiw-goch lies in the community of Nantmel in the county of Powys. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SO05686785. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18976 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Coal trial (1820s ?)

Geology
Ordovician black shales

Workings
A filled-in shaft is located at SO05666785 while on the opposite side of the small valley at SO05856770 a run-in level and spoil heap were seen.

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.