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Cefn-pawl

Cefn-pawl lies in the community of Beguildy in the county of Powys . It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SO17107983 . The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 1100 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead (Roman?/19th century)

Geology
Silurian Ludlow Series rocks. No evidence of mineralisation

Workings
A number of levels are recorded as being present (possibly 3) and aerial photographs show what may be a number of shallow trials and shaft-mounds on the higher slopes on both sides of the stream. All workings are now backfilled.

Transport
No evidence

Power
No evidence

Processing
Manual processing is presumed although there is a lack of evidence on site. Machinery (presumably for processing) is believed to have been present on the site up to the time of the second world war.

Other features
There are earthwork remains of a single stone built structure at SO17097985 surviving at foundation level. It is not clear whether this is related to mining or farming activity.


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.