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Vale of Conwy Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in the Conwy valley in Wales. The site represents the extractive industries that developed in North Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when lead mining formed an important element of the regional economy. The mine workings comprise surface features typical of lead extraction operations, including shafts, adits, and associated spoil heaps that evidence the scale of mineral exploitation undertaken at this location. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation CN327, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as a record of Wales's industrial heritage.
Vale of Conwy Lead Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN327. View the official record →
Vale of Conwy Lead Mine is a post-medieval and modern industrial lead mine located in the Conwy valley in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN327.
Vale of Conwy 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.
Vale of Conwy 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 CN327.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pont y Pair (3.4 km), Hafodlas Slate Quarry Mills and Associated Features (3.7 km), Afon Ystymiau, cairns to N of (6.6 km).
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