Caryn Hughes
Copper Mountain
Part of the Great Open Cast on Parys Mountain. Copper was mined here during the 1700's and 1800's when this was the world's largest source of copper. At that time one of the uses of copper was to clad the wooden hulls of war ships. The colours in the rocks are amazing, especially on a sunny day - a wonderful landscape. I was lucky enough to grow up near here and this was a great place to explore when we were young. If I'd been born 200 years earlier I probably would have worked here, one of the "Copper Ladies" breaking up copper-rich rocks with a hammer.
Copper Mountain
Part of the Great Open Cast on Parys Mountain. Copper was mined here during the 1700's and 1800's when this was the world's largest source of copper. At that time one of the uses of copper was to clad the wooden hulls of war ships. The colours in the rocks are amazing, especially on a sunny day - a wonderful landscape. I was lucky enough to grow up near here and this was a great place to explore when we were young. If I'd been born 200 years earlier I probably would have worked here, one of the "Copper Ladies" breaking up copper-rich rocks with a hammer.