Snowbrook Mine Bronze Age Open-cut

aka Snowbrook Bronze Age Open-cut, Nant yr Eira Bronze Age Open-cut, Y Foel Bronze Age Open-cut, or Hore Bronze Age Open-cut

Part of Snowbrook


Lead and Copper Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from HF Survey by Buddle-Bot


Mid Wales
Hafren Forest
52.472242, -3.729536
SN 8262 8744
Open Access
485m
#3,114

Pre-historic. Deep linear open-cut. Excavations of potentially early spoil tips by Oliver Davies in 1937 (Davies 1938, 55-60) revealed hammer stones and muller-querns, while surface layers of charcoal and burnt stone suggested fire-setting.

Deep ravine, clearly visible next to ROW path.

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