Nanthir

aka Nant Hir No 1 + 2


Coal Mine

Worked from 1979 to Around 2010

Sep 2nd, 2024 from Book by Alex

Nov 11th, 2024 by Alex



Drift entrance 2023
South Wales
Seven Sisters
51.761097, -3.6797299
SN 8417 0827
Private Land
337m
#26,371


Drift Entrance, 2023
Drift Entrance, 2023

Nant Hir no 1 was later opencasted.
Nant Hir no 2 had remains of the two drifts (one blocked, one flooded) and some surface remains including a winder. These were removed and the drifts sealed in November 2024.



Nant Hir no1
1979-92 A Thomas
Nant Hir no2
1994-98 Ward Bros Mining
1998-2010 M+WA Anthracite Ltd

The mine worked the red seam



Publications (2)

  • Booth, A.J.; Industrial Railway Society (1995); Small Mines of South Wales; pp. 64-65
  • Cooke, R.A.; Lightmoor Press (2018); Gazeteer of Coal mines in South Wales and Monmouthshire


Drift entrance 2023



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