Powder House, Hafan mine
The remains of a magazine at the bottom of the Hafan incline. The incline, which was built to transport lead ore from the mines here and Greywacke stone from the Hafan quarries, was a massive construction which starts at the left middle of the photo. At the bottom of the incline is the remains of Barberry's wheelpit, installed to pump out workings below the Hafan deep adit in 1853. It cost £200, and emptied a working reported to be 2.25 miles long. The tips from these workings can be seen in the right middle of the photo. There was also a leat, constructed by Michael Barberry, that can still (just) be traced to the wheel, although it is lost in forestry further to the east. There are ancient workings all over the hillside in the background.
The Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway started it's short-lived journey to Llandre from here.
Powder House, Hafan mine
The remains of a magazine at the bottom of the Hafan incline. The incline, which was built to transport lead ore from the mines here and Greywacke stone from the Hafan quarries, was a massive construction which starts at the left middle of the photo. At the bottom of the incline is the remains of Barberry's wheelpit, installed to pump out workings below the Hafan deep adit in 1853. It cost £200, and emptied a working reported to be 2.25 miles long. The tips from these workings can be seen in the right middle of the photo. There was also a leat, constructed by Michael Barberry, that can still (just) be traced to the wheel, although it is lost in forestry further to the east. There are ancient workings all over the hillside in the background.
The Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway started it's short-lived journey to Llandre from here.