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Daren Lead Mine Workings and Adit is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Ceredigion, Wales. The site comprises surface workings and an adit entrance representing the exploitation of lead ore deposits during the period when Welsh lead mining experienced significant commercial development, particularly from the eighteenth century onwards. The physical remains visible at the site include the characteristic features of small-scale lead mining operations, with the adit representing underground access to mineral seams. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD144, reflecting its importance to the industrial and mining heritage of the Ceredigion region.
Daren Lead Mine Workings & Adit is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD144. View the official record →
Daren Lead Mine Workings and Adit is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD144.
Daren Lead Mine Workings & Adit 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.
Daren Lead Mine Workings & Adit 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 CD144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Felin Wynt Hillfort (4.7 km), Castell Bwa-drain Camp (5 km), Bwlch-y-Crwys Round Barrow (6.3 km).
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