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Clwyd Metal Mines Survey
Gop Hill
Gop Hill lies in the community of Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ08308090. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18081 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.Lead (1881-1885)
Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.
Workings
The 1st edition OS map marks a disused Leadmine at SJ08308090, being the area of Gop Farm. A shaft is mapped in overgrown woodland. A second shaft at SJ08708050 can be located in the woodland on the slopes of Gop Hill.
Gop and Dyserth Castle (SJ060799) were probably only trials worked by the same company.
A shaft can be located on the edge of woodland at SJ06857975.
The area also has a series of natural caves. Gop Hill caves and cairn form a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Documentary evidence remains of 13th/14th century leases of mines in the area.
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.