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Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial mining site located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CD201. The mine represents the exploitation of lead and silver deposits in the region during the period of intensive non-ferrous metal mining that characterised Wales from the seventeenth century onwards. The site preserves physical remains associated with extractive activity typical of this period, including mine workings and associated industrial infrastructure. This site forms part of the broader pattern of lead mining development in mid-Wales, reflecting both the geological opportunities and the economic imperatives that drove mineral extraction in the region during the post-medieval era.
Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD201. View the official record →
Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial mining site located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CD201. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD201.
Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a lead mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CD201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow SW of Pen-Rhiwlas (3.8 km), Tan-y-Ffordd Hillfort (4.2 km), Castell Bwa-drain Camp (4.4 km).
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