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Cwm Heisian West Lead and Gold Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial extraction site located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The mine represents the period of intensive mineral exploitation that characterised Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when lead and gold deposits were worked to supply both local and wider markets. The site comprises the physical remains of mining infrastructure typical of this era, including worked deposits and associated structures relating to the extraction and processing of ore. The designation reflects the archaeological and industrial heritage significance of the site as evidence of Wales's important role in the historical development of metal mining.
Cwm Heisian West Lead and Gold Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME204. View the official record →
Cwm Heisian West Lead and Gold Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial extraction site located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME204.
Cwm Heisian West Lead and Gold Mine dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a mill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwm Heisian West Lead and Gold 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 ME204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill (5.4 km), Tyddyn Bach Round Barrow (6 km), Cefn Coch Cairn and Cist (6.2 km).
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