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Penyclun Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG246. The mine represents the exploitation of metalliferous deposits during the period of intensive lead mining activity in Wales, which expanded significantly from the eighteenth century onwards. The site preserves physical evidence of mining infrastructure characteristic of its period, including evidence of extraction and processing activities. As a designated monument, Penyclun retains archaeological value in documenting the industrial heritage and mining practices of post-medieval Wales.
Penyclun Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG246. View the official record →
Penyclun Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG246. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG246.
Penyclun 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 Britain.
Penyclun 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 MG246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Clun Camp (0.6 km), Bryn-tail Leadworks (1.5 km), Pen y Castell (1.7 km).
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