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Clwyd Metal Mines Survey
Long Rake
Long Rake lies in the community of Halkyn in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ18807110. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18113 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.Lead/Silver (Early 18th century-1872)
Geology
The Long Rake Vein runs through the Carboniferous Limestone of the Halkyn Mountain.
Workings
Working evidence remains in the form of shaft mounds in the area to the north of Peacock Farm (SJ18747105) and open-cuts.
Much of the evidence has suffered from land clearance in the 1870s, and workings in the vicinity of Rhes-y-cae Primary School have been landscaped for school use.
The Engine Shaft stands to the North-east of Peacock Farm, possibly at SJ18837117. A line of shafts run westwards towards the road junction at SJ18207110.
The sett was worked in the early 18th century by the Quaker Company and intensive mining continued to the 19th century.
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.