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New Minera Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM DE241. The mine represents the significant expansion of lead mining activity in the Minera district during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when deposits in this region were among the most productive in Wales. The surviving physical remains include mine workings, shafts, and associated industrial infrastructure characteristic of the period's extraction techniques. The site documents an important phase of Wales's mineral extraction industry during the Industrial Revolution, when lead from Denbighshire supplied both domestic and export markets.
New Minera Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE241. View the official record →
New Minera Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM DE241. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE241.
New Minera 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.
New Minera 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 DE241.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section SW from Tatham Bridge (7.5 km), Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park (7.6 km), Wynnstay Colliery Walker Fan House (7.7 km).
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