Scheduled MonumentsWalesNant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn
Post Medieval/Modern · Engine House

Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn

Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cadw SAM CM215
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Engine House
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House is a Post-Medieval industrial structure located at Rhandir-Mwyn in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building served the lead mining operations that were significant to the region's extractive industries during the nineteenth century. The engine house represents the technological infrastructure essential to deep mining, housing the machinery required to pump water and haul ore from underground workings. The structure survives as evidence of Wales's industrial heritage and the development of metal mining technology during the modern period.

Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM215. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn?

Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House is a Post-Medieval industrial structure located at Rhandir-Mwyn in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM215.

What period does Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn date from?

Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a engine house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn?

Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn 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 CM215.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to NE of (1.2 km), Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant (1.4 km), Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to ESE of (1.5 km).

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