Powys, Wales
Van lead-mining village near Llanidloes
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
The Van mine east of Llanidloes was one of Wales's richest lead mines in the 1870s, with a purpose-built village and tramway; spoil and back-land hold mine-era refuse.
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