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Clwyd Metal Mines Survey
Eglwyseg
Eglwyseg (also known as World's End) lies in the community of Llantysilio in the county of Denbighshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ2353847689. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18066 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.Lead/Silver (1867-1886)
Geology
Cefn-y-fedw sandstone overlying Carboniferous Limestone.
Workings
The Eglwyseg Vein cuts east to west across the World's End area of Ruabon Mountain. Disused workings lie to the west of the woods at Craig-y- Forwyn at SJ23604800, just off the Offa's Dyke Path. To the south at World's End, an old level cut in at
SJ23454775; to the west of this a second level on the vein at SJ23004780 remains to the north of Graig-y-Adar.
On the eastern extremity of the vein a large shaft remains at SJ24854750 also referred to as Eglwyseg Extension.
Transport
No evidence.
Power
No evidence.
Processing
No evidence.
Other features
No evidence.
A lead and silver mine worked between 1867 and 1886 exploiting ores within the Cefn-y-fedw sandstone overlying Carboniferous Limestone.
The Eglwyseg Vein cuts east to west across the World's End area of Ruabon Mountain. Disused workings lie to the west of the woods at Craig-y-Forwyn at SJ23604800, just off the Offa's Dyke Path. To the south at World's End, two levels (prn88528 and
prn54019), a spoil tip (prn54025) and an associated building (prn88529). On the eastern extremity of the vein a large shaft remains at SJ24854750 also referred to as Eglwyseg Extension.
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.