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Rheidol United
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13 years ago

I took a walk down from Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn railway recently and came across several old adits down by the stream. All were accessible but the first starting at a viewpoint was as if part of the path which lead to a shaft going downwards. I've been researching but all I've found are pictures named 'old mine adit'. Does anyone know what this mine/quarry is actually called?

Thank you very much.

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NickPeak
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13 years ago

Alun Richards' book calls this Dolgoch. As well as the shaft/adit by the lower falls, there are further adits upstream. One leads to a t-junction with passages either side, but no chambering to speak of.
Details on this site under 'Dol-goch' (the second) with pictures by 'Thorpey'

NP

toppo_69
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13 years ago

thorpey's the best person to answer that question.
I think they were just test adits, there are loads all aroung the area.
paul

mwynwr
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13 years ago

See Mines of Merioneth JR Foster Smith British Mining No 6.
Dolgoch SH 655 044; Afon Cwm Pandy SH 633 026; Braich Y Rhiw SH 637 009. Trials driven in Ordovician rocks for lead & copper.

Graham

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John Mason
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13 years ago

Most likely slate trials - a lot of the trials in the Foster-Smith volumes are assumed to be for metals when some are certainly for slate.

Cheers - John