© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial mining site located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CD158. The mine was worked primarily during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, reflecting the significant expansion of lead and silver extraction across Wales during this period. The site retains substantial physical remains including mine shafts, levels, waste heaps, and associated surface structures characteristic of small-scale metal mining operations of the era. Llywernog exemplifies the industrial archaeology of rural Wales and the landscape transformation wrought by the extractive industries that formed a crucial part of the region's economic history.
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 site 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 the UK.
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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine