Extensive waste heaps from ore-dressing remain scattered along both banks of the River Alyn. Although the area has been cleared of all structures except for the wheelpits, further remnants of the site’s industrial past may still lie hidden beneath the dense undergrowth along the riverbank.
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Publications (2)
King, Tony (2005/6); Maes y Safn Lead Mine, The; Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society : 54 : 23-54 Williams, C. J. & Bick, D. (1992); List of metalliferous mine sites of industrial archaeological importance
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Maeshafn Mine Cave - 548m Maeshafn Main Site - 570m Coed y Fedw - 697m Aberduna Quarry - 999m Maes y Safn - 1,086m Maeshafn, Grosvenor Shaft - 1,129m Coed Cynric - 1,331m Waen Las - 1,382m Aberduna - 1,404m Glanalyn - 1,427m Cat Hole - 1,489m Pen y Garreg Wen - 1,604m Shone's Shaft - 1,616m Cathole North Lode Chamber 2 - 1,618m Burley Hill Quarry - 1,619m Maeshafn Moel Findeg - 1,651m Cat Hole West - 1,710m Pothole Quarry - 1,731m Cefn Mawr Cave - 1,745m True Blue - 1,803m Argoed - 1,952m Francis Engine Shaft - 1,955m
