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Pwllmelyn

Pwllmelyn lies in the community of Ysceifiog in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ18407150. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18188 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead/Silver (1862-1883)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
The Pwllmelyn Mine worked the Caleb Bell cross-course, which ran in a north-south direction. Only shaft and spoil evidence remain in the vicinity of Pwllmelyn Cottage (SJ18327162) and Bryn Teg (SJ18351470). Substantial shafts lying on this vein, which intersects the Caleb-bell cross-course, are located at SJ18377198, SJ18367184, SJ18387153, SJ18437153, SJ18417142, SJ18397116, and SJ18427114.

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.