Location
Esclusham ( SJ23544968)
History
To follow
Current remains
[from RCAHMW]
Area of at least 3 large derelict mine shafts located between the two cairns shown on the OS map.
Links
Name NGR Mineral Surface Features Aber Sychnant Mine SJ235497 Lead Aberduna Lead Mine SJ205618 Lead Silver Engine house and another building Alltgymbyd Mine SJ205547 Lead American Mine SJ174753 Lead Silver see Clwt Militia Mine Ashton [more]
Location Eglwyseg (SJ2353847689) History [from CPAT] A lead and silver mine worked between 1867 and 1886 exploiting ores within the Cefn-y-fedw sandstone overlying Carboniferous Limestone. . Current remains [from CPAT] The Eglwyseg Vein cuts east [more]
Location Bersham (SJ30704926) History [from RCAHMW] Charles Lloyd of Dolobran, Montgomeryshire, established the Bersham Ironworks in about 1715, although there are a couple of documentary references to an earlier furnace, possibly in Bersham, from the [more]
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