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Mynydd Epynt cleared upland community

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: plus military debris.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

medieval to 1940 Welsh-speaking farming community

Upland Welsh-speaking community with drovers' inns, a school, church and chapels, taken by the Ministry of Defence in 1940 for the Sennybridge Training Area. Training has since destroyed most of the original buildings, including chapels and their cemeteries.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

live firing rangeUnexploded ordnance, exposed upland

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