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Description

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The adit ws driven in the 19C to drain the Great Orme Mines. Opens out to a series of passages on several levels once connecting with the summit mines.

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External Links

• https://www.goes.org.uk/articles/journals/goes-journal-1998-01.pdf

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Publications (3)

• Diane and Nigel Campbell Bannerman (2001); Great Orme Explained, The; 77 pages
• GOES (1998); Journal No 1; pp. 10-14
• Timberlake, Simon (2001); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 14-6 Win - How Old is the Owld Man - Discovering Ancient Mines; 7 pages (54-60)

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Sites within 2km (42)

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• Pen y Ffridd - 284m
• Shaft - 291m
• Shaft yr Odin - 317m
• Five Entrance Mine - 344m
• Shaft - 353m
• Tyn y Coed - 425m
• Haulfre Trials - 461m
• Haulfre Cafe Trials - 559m
• Trial - 577m
• Cae Llwyn Helig Shaft - 676m
• Pen y Ffordd Goch Trial - 695m
• Pen y Gwaith Shaft - 725m
• Pyllau Shaft - 795m
• Great Orme Copper Mines Visitor Centre - 820m
• Tram Station Well - 850m
• Vivian's Shaft - 859m
• Great Orme Copper Mines - 893m
• Higher Shaft - 920m
• Owens Shaft - 929m
• Tyn y Fron Shaft - 951m
• Bishop's Quarry - 995m
• Treweeks Shaft - 1,028m
• Ffynnon Gogarth Level - 1,045m
• Simm Engine Shaft - 1,045m
• Roman Shaft - 1,060m
• Wyddfyd Trial - 1,061m
• Ty Gwyn Shaft - 1,081m
• Fireplace Shaft - 1,086m
• Elephants Cave - 1,128m
• Kitchen Cave - 1,165m
• Ty Gwyn Mine/Adit - 1,187m
• Southcliffe Hotel Shaft - 1,205m
• Happy Valley Trial - 1,268m
• Ffynnon Llygaid Trial - 1,341m
• Toll Gate Trials - 1,449m
• Parc Level - 1,456m
• Ty Gwyn Beach Adit - 1,467m
• Trial - 1,472m
• Monks Path Trial - 1,532m
• Porth yr Helig Mine - 1,610m
• Trial - 1,884m
• Hwylfa Ceirw Shaft - 1,975m