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Fron Goch Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD146. The site represents the exploitation of lead ore deposits in the Welsh uplands during the period when mineral extraction became increasingly significant to the local and regional economy. The mine's physical remains preserve evidence of the mining operations and infrastructure associated with lead extraction and processing during its period of active use. As part of the broader pattern of metal mining in Ceredigion, Fron Goch contributes to the archaeological record of industrial development in mid-Wales during the post-medieval era.
Fron Goch Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD146. View the official record →
Fron Goch Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD146. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD146.
Fron Goch 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.
Fron Goch 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 CD146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn (6 km), Cwm-Meurig-Isaf Mound and Bailey Castle (6.7 km), Ystrad-Meurig Castle (7.2 km).
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