Old Shaft
Old Shaft is an adit in Dyserth, Denbighshire, Wales. Old Shaft is situated nearby to the cave Ogof Gwen Goch, as well as near the peak Moel Hiraddug.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moel Hiraddug and Church of Saints Mael and Sulien.
Moel Hiraddug
Peak
Moel Hiraddug, also known as Y Foel, is a hill fort and hill in the Clwydian Range of north-east Wales. The northern part of the hill has been eaten away by limestone quarrying.
Church of Saints Mael and Sulien
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Saints Mael and Sulien is situated 2,000 feet south of Old Shaft.
Mynydd y Cwm
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mynydd y Cwm is a hill in the Clwydian Range in Denbighshire, North Wales. It reaches a height of 304.8 metres. It has recently been promoted to Marilyn status having a prominence of 150 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm and Dyserth.
Cwm
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cwm is a village and community in Denbighshire, below the hill Mynydd y Cwm. The church in Cwm is dedicated to two 6th-century saints, St Mael and St Sulien.
Dyserth
Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dyserth is a village, community and electoral ward in Denbighshire, Wales. Its population at the 2011 United Kingdom census was 2,269 and was estimated by the Office for National Statistics as 2,271 in 2019.
Meliden
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meliden is a village between Prestatyn and Dyserth in Denbighshire, Wales. It grew up around the locality of lead mines and limestone quarries. The placename "Meliden" has variously been claimed to be derived from that of Bishop Melitus or St. Meliden is situated 1½ miles north of Old Shaft.
Old Shaft
- Type: Adit
- Category: industry
- Location: Dyserth, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29128° or 53° 17′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.40353° or 3° 24′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5R7HRW+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4642065551OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
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