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Tyddyn-y-Barcud

Tyddyn-y-Barcud lies in the community of Cilcain in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ18806760. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18248 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead (19th century)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
Large shafts occur in the Garreg-Boeth Woods and Big Wood at SJ18656760 and continue eastwards to SJ19156755 on the Garreg-Boeth vein. The Tyddyn-y-barcud Vein ran east to west across these setts and the North Hendre Vein cut north to south. Smith (1921) refers to seven shafts along the Tyddyn-y-barcud Vein as Robert's, Pritchard's, Eyton's, Willianson's, Marquis, Tyddyn-y-barcud and Ddol, being those that can be traced through the woodland.

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.