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Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial mining complex located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CD158. The site represents the lead and silver mining industry that flourished in mid-Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, periods when such operations were significant to the region's economy. The mine workings retain physical evidence of extraction and processing activities characteristic of this era, including surface features and subterranean remains. The site contributes substantially to the archaeological understanding of post-medieval industrial practice and mineral extraction in Wales.
Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD158. View the official record →
Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial mining complex located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CD158. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD158.
Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a silver mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llywernog Lead and Silver 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 CD158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fron Ddu Round Barrow (5 km), Fron Goch Lead Mine (6.6 km), Bwlch-yr-Oerfa Settlement (6.8 km).
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