Wheelhouse in Coed Caedwych
I've had a dig in one of my old hard disks and found this photo from 2009. Petra is standing inside a substantial wheel (pit?) for a series of workings on the hill to the left. There are leats and earthworks, but the area is badly degraded by farming activity.
According to Dave Linton on his excellent "Meirioneth Manganese" site, there are a number of workings and trials (marked as “Lead” on the 1890 6" map [OS 1st edn: XIX NE]) on the north side of the stream in Coed Caerwych at SH641368 and SH643366 and there are stumps of dry-stone launder pillars (SH644365) and a large masonry structure which probably contained (or was intended to contain) a water wheel (SH645365). Wilkinson also lists the mine, as a lead mine.
Taken on my pathetic Fuji Finepix.
Wheelhouse in Coed Caedwych
I've had a dig in one of my old hard disks and found this photo from 2009. Petra is standing inside a substantial wheel (pit?) for a series of workings on the hill to the left. There are leats and earthworks, but the area is badly degraded by farming activity.
According to Dave Linton on his excellent "Meirioneth Manganese" site, there are a number of workings and trials (marked as “Lead” on the 1890 6" map [OS 1st edn: XIX NE]) on the north side of the stream in Coed Caerwych at SH641368 and SH643366 and there are stumps of dry-stone launder pillars (SH644365) and a large masonry structure which probably contained (or was intended to contain) a water wheel (SH645365). Wilkinson also lists the mine, as a lead mine.
Taken on my pathetic Fuji Finepix.