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Dinas Silica Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial site in Breconshire, Wales, associated with silica extraction and connected transportation infrastructure. The site includes tramroad remains dating from the industrial expansion of the nineteenth century, reflecting the development of mineral transport networks in South Wales during this period of intensive extraction. The tramroad would have served to convey extracted silica and other materials from the mine workings to more distant markets or processing facilities, representing the technological innovations in transport that characterised Victorian industrial Wales. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the Welsh heritage protection system, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval industrial activity and engineering in the region.
Dinas Silica Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR229. View the official record →
Dinas Silica Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial site in Breconshire, Wales, associated with silica extraction and connected transportation infrastructure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR229.
Dinas Silica Mine dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a tramroad. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dinas Silica 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 BR229.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig y Bwlch round cairn (5.1 km), Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (5.6 km), Ffos Toncenglau cross ridge dyke (5.8 km).
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