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Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME206. The mill formed part of the extractive operations that exploited the copper and gold deposits found within the local geological formations. The site sits upon an unnamed Ordovician to Silurian igneous intrusion of felsic composition, which formed during the Silurian period and provided the mineralised rock from which ore was extracted.
The mill building itself represents the processing infrastructure essential to early industrial mining operations in Wales. Such mills crushed and concentrated ore extracted from the surrounding workings, separating valuable minerals from waste rock through mechanical and sometimes chemical means. The felsic igneous bedrock, composed of lighter-coloured minerals with lower iron content, would have created distinctive ore bodies attractive to miners seeking precious metals.
The monument stands as evidence of Wales's significant role in British metal extraction during the post-medieval period through to modern times. Mills of this type were commonly constructed adjacent to mine shafts and adits, positioned to utilise gravity, water power or, latterly, steam to process ore efficiently. The survival of Glasdir Mill preserves important industrial heritage relating to the exploitation of the region's mineral wealth.
Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME206. View the official record →
Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME206.
Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill 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.
Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill 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 ME206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pentre Farm Barrow (3.8 km), Brithdir Roman Fort (5 km), Maes Coch Deserted Rural Settlement (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine Mill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.