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Nant-y-Garw Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR233. The site represents the exploitation of metalliferous resources in the upland regions of South Wales during the period of intensive lead mining that characterised the industrial development of the area from the eighteenth century onwards. The mine's physical remains comprise the typical infrastructure associated with lead extraction operations, including shafts, adits, and associated surface workings that reflect the technological approaches employed in the extraction and processing of lead ore during this period.
Nant-y-Garw Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR233. View the official record →
Nant-y-Garw Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR233. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR233.
Nant-y-Garw 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-Garw 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 BR233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafod Rhiwnant Deserted Rural Settlement (0.6 km), Drygarn Fach round cairn (4.4 km), Gorllwyn round cairns (4.5 km).
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