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Post Medieval/Modern · Silver Mine

Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine

Ceredigion, Wales
Cadw SAM CD158
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Silver Mine
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
The designation
Reference
Cadw SAM CD158
Authority
Cadw
Designated
1995-06-22
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine?

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.

What period does Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Fron Ddu Round Barrow
Prehistoric · Round Barrow5 km
Fron Goch Lead Mine
Post Medieval/Modern · Lead Mine6.6 km
Bwlch-yr-Oerfa Settlement
Medieval · Grange6.8 km
Llannerch Pentir Defended Enclosure
Prehistoric · Promontory Fort - inland7.4 km
Hafod: Peiran Cascade
Post Medieval/Modern · Garden Building8.3 km
Hafod: Chain Bridge and Gothick Arcade
Post Medieval/Modern · Bridge8.5 km
Castell Grogwynion
Prehistoric · Hillfort8.6 km
Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps
Prehistoric · Promontory Fort - inland8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine

Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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