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Nant-y-Car South Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Breconshire, Wales, reflecting the region's substantial contribution to British lead production during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The site represents the extractive industries that shaped the landscape and economy of the Brecon Beacons area, where lead mining operations expanded significantly during the Industrial Revolution. The physical remains at the site include evidence of underground working and associated surface features characteristic of period lead mining activity. The mine forms part of the important archaeological record of metalliferous mining in Wales, designated for protection as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM BR232.
Nant-y-Car South Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR232. View the official record →
Nant-y-Car South Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Breconshire, Wales, reflecting the region's substantial contribution to British lead production during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR232.
Nant-y-Car South Lead Mine 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 the UK.
Nant-y-Car South Lead 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 BR232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gorllwyn round cairns (3.6 km), Gurnos ring cairn (4.7 km), Darren round cairn (4.9 km).
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