Gwernor

Copper Mine

Worked from 1755 to 1860s

Jan 1st, 2024 from CMOS by Buddle-Bot

Oct 14th, 2024 by BertyBasset

	North Wales
	Talysarn
	53.0488319, -4.2363448
	SH 5019 5251
	Private Land
	130m
	32t
	#1,078

Description

Number of fenced off shafts and adits up hillside behind row of cottages. Cottage has ore tub and working waterwheel in garden. Bick details the location before it was landscaped as a garden.

History

c1755 Working commenced
1843 Worked by 6 men. About 30 tons ore raised.
1867 32 tons raised

Publications (2)

(2004); Ogofa GCPC Journal No 6,; 11 pages
Bick, D.E. (2003); Old Copper Mines of Snowdonia, The; pp. 61-62

Sites within 2km (29)

Gwernor - 191m
Twll John Fowc - 390m
Nantlle Vale - 502m
Ty Mawr Green - 626m
Ty Mawr West - 698m
Dorothea - 712m
Cornwall - 767m
Ty'n y Weirglodd - 817m
Twll Balast - 856m
Cloddfa Lon Twll Mawr - 1,014m
Gallt y Fedw - 1,028m
Tal y Sarn - 1,067m
Cloddfa'r Coed - 1,078m
Coed Madog - 1,107m
Plas Du - 1,108m
Pwll Fanog - 1,113m
Blaen y Cae - 1,135m
Wern Ifan - 1,136m
Tanrallt - 1,139m
Twll Coed - 1,194m
Singrig - 1,228m
Allt Llechi - 1,266m
Pen y Bryn - 1,383m
Twll Llwyd - 1,385m
Cilgwyn - 1,402m
Fronlog - 1,522m
Taldrwst - 1,608m
Pen yr Orsedd - 1,671m
Nant y Fron - 1,739m