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Castell Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CD153. The mine represents the significant lead mining activity that characterised the region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when the area formed part of Wales's important lead-mining industry. The site contains physical remains characteristic of lead extraction operations of this period, including evidence of mining infrastructure and processing facilities typical of post-medieval mineral extraction. The mine contributes to the archaeological record of industrial development in Ceredigion and reflects the economic importance of lead mining to rural Welsh communities during the modern period.
Castell Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD153. View the official record →
Castell Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CD153. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD153.
Castell Lead 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.
Castell Lead 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 CD153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Circle 200m NNW of Dolgamfa (3.4 km), Banc Erw Barfe Deserted Rural Settlement (3.6 km), Pen y Garn Cairn (4.9 km).
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