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Carmarthenshire, Wales
Rhandirmwyn and the Nant-y-mwyn lead mines
Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea pottery
Old bottlesAlso reported: mine refuse.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Rhandirmwyn served the Nant-y-mwyn lead mines above the upper Tywi, worked heavily in the 18th and 19th centuries; mine-village ground holds refuse and spoil.
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