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Saithaelwyd

Saithaelwyd lies in the community of Whitford in the county of Flintshire. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SJ16707660. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18196 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead (1883-1897)

Geology
Carboniferous Limestone.

Workings
Smith (1921) records a whim shaft to the south-south-east of Saithaelwyd Cottage, which could refer to the shaft in woodland at SJ16747656. To the south-east if it, a second shaft remains on the edge of the woodland and old mine workings at SJ16777650. The area was worked by the Holway West and Holway District Mines also. Shafts run southwards to the Grange Quarries.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
Documentary evidence to support the whim shaft at SJ16747656.

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.