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Gwaith y Mwyn

Gwaith y Mwyn lies in the community of Nantmel in the county of Powys. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SN9490070100. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 8487 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Silver/Lead (1640s)

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Comments
Reported as sending silver to Aberystwyth mint in the 1640s the mine was developed by Myddleton & Bushell. This mine was not located by the present survey.


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.