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Dolaucothi Gold Mines is a Roman gold extraction complex located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing one of the few known sources of precious metal exploitation in Roman Britain. The site, which operated primarily during the second and early third centuries AD, comprises extensive surface workings including opencast pits, drainage channels, and settled areas that attest to substantial organised mining activity. Archaeological evidence and ancient references suggest the mines were worked under Roman military and administrative control to supply gold for imperial use and coinage. The landscape today retains visible traces of Roman engineering works, including elaborate water management systems designed to process ore and facilitate extraction, making Dolaucothi a significant testimony to Roman industrial capability in the province.
Dolaucothi Gold Mines is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM208. View the official record →
Dolaucothi Gold Mines is a Roman gold extraction complex located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing one of the few known sources of precious metal exploitation in Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM208.
Dolaucothi Gold Mines dates from the roman period, and is classified as a gold mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dolaucothi Gold Mines 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 CM208.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dolaucothi Mound (0.3 km), Dolaucothi Roman Aqueduct (0.3 km), Nant Cilgwyn standing stone (3.1 km).
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