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Pwll-glas

Pwll-glas lies in the community of Trefeglwys in the county of Powys. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SN97408929. The mine is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 18997 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.

Lead trial (19th century ?)

Geology
Silurian Frongoch formation dark shales/mudstones with quartz mineralisation. No galena or other ores were apparent in the spoil.

Workings
A single shaft and surrounding spoilheaps.

Transport
No evidence.

Power
No evidence.

Processing
No evidence.

Other features
No evidence.

Comments
This is probably a failed attempt to locate an eastern extension of the Van lode.

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.