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Clwyd Metal Mines Survey
Minera Ragman
Minera Ragman lies in the community of Brymbo in the county of Wrexham. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ24805280. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 104267 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.Lead/Silver (1865-1870)
Geology
The Ragman Vein in Carboniferous Limestone.
Workings
The Ragman sett worked the area that now forms the boundary of the Limestone Quarry. The north-eastern boundary of the quarry is a series of open workings following the limestone outcrops.
The narrow walls remain in trees of a likely cottage or mine related building at SJ25555225, and a large shaft lies to the south of it at SJ25545224.
The present road to the quarry may cut through the Ragman Mine sett. The Minera Quarry sett worked the Ragman Vein in this area also.The large shaft immediately to the west of the quarry road at SJ25375230, has a large platform area adjacent to it
inferring use of an engine.
Transport
The mineral railway ran to the quarry area.
Power
No evidence other than the platform area at SJ25375230.
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.