Scheduled MonumentsWalesMeadow Shaft, Minera
Post Medieval/Modern · Lead Mine

Meadow Shaft, Minera

Denbighshire, Wales
Cadw SAM DE244
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Lead Mine
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Meadow Shaft, Minera is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Denbighshire, Wales. The shaft represents part of the extensive lead mining operations that exploited the Minera deposit from the eighteenth century onwards, when increased demand for lead drove significant expansion of extraction activity in the region. The site's physical remains comprise the shaft structure itself, which served as a principal access point and working feature of the underground mining system. Minera's lead mines were among the most productive in Wales during the nineteenth century, making Meadow Shaft a material record of an important phase in Welsh industrial heritage and the broader history of non-ferrous metal extraction in Britain.

Meadow Shaft, Minera is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE244. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Meadow Shaft, Minera?

Meadow Shaft, Minera is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE244.

What period does Meadow Shaft, Minera date from?

Meadow Shaft, Minera 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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Meadow Shaft, Minera?

Meadow Shaft, Minera 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 DE244.

What other scheduled monuments are near Meadow Shaft, Minera?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section SW from Tatham Bridge (7.6 km), Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park (7.8 km), Wynnstay Colliery Walker Fan House (7.8 km).

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