The collapsed stone lined adit of the Alltwen Level driven to cut the Alltwen Lode lies just across the Llyn Sarnau causeway. Quite a bit of water seeps out during wet weather.
The large, and cleared dressing floors are fenced off, and there is a feint mark of a buddle pit.
Lodes passing through the sett are:
- Alltwen N-S (known as Bryn Eisteddfod elsewhere)
- Old Alltwen SW-NE
- Bryn Fawnog NW-SE (known as Tal y Llyn elsewhere)
- North Ffridd NW-SE (known as Gorlan elsewhere)
Cutting the Alltwen lode, aka southern part of the Bryn Eisteddfod lode dominated development at Alltwen.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1820s | Proprietor, a Mr Jones had up to 8 men at work, returning a few dozen tons of ore. |
| 1830s | No activity. |
| 1840s | Worked sporadically by a succession of small partnerships. |
| 1850s | Upper and Lower levels driven on Old Alltwen Lode to cut Alltwen Lode by Edward Bellis and Edward Edwards. Some saleable ore produced when driving. |
| 1861 | Sett (together with Gorlan) leased to Adam Eyton. Smithy, office and rails laid in adit. 10 tons of ore returned. |
| 1860s | Work to get under old works. Ore stockpiled. |
| 1870/1 | 40 tons of ore, including that stockpiled - ready for dressing. |
| 1874 | 10 tons of ore produced. |
| 1875 | Lease and machinery purchased by Howard Child Parkes. |
| 1876 | Offloaded to new company called Whitecliff Lead Minng Company Limited formed by a group of speculators from Birmingham. The prospectus, with reports by the likes of Robert Knapp, mine captain at Llanrwst promised substantial availability of silver-rich ore, a good first year dividend, and great profits for all concerned. |
| 1879 | Inactive. |
| 1886-1904 | Leased by Thomas Evans of Aberllyn, but little work done. |
| 1905 | Leased to C.R. Homes who operated Parc Mine. No work done at Alltwen. |
External Links
Publications (3)
- Bennet & Vernon (1989); Mines of the Gwydyr Forest, Book 1 - Llanrwst Mine and its Neighbours
- Bennet & Vernon (2023); Mines of the Gwydyr Forest, Revised 2nd Edition
- Dutton, L.A. & Roberts, R.M. & Vernon, R.W. (1995); Pandora, Alltwen, Coed Mawr Pool & Gwaenllifon GAT Report; 76 pages
