The Fish Mine

The Fish Mine is a cave in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales. The Fish Mine is situated nearby to the ruins Pant y Fachwen miner’s cottage, as well as near the archaeological site Coed-yr-escob Round Barrow.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prestatyn railway station and Miners Arms.

Prestatyn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Prestatyn railway station on the North Wales Coast Line serves the town of Prestatyn in North Wales. The station was built on the Chester and Holyhead Railway line and opened on 1 May 1848. Prestatyn railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of The Fish Mine.

Miners Arms

Pub

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miners Arms is a pub, which is situated 2,000 feet southwest of The Fish Mine.

Eagle and Child Inn

Pub

Photo: Peter Teal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eagle and Child Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,100 feet east of The Fish Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwaenysgor and Meliden.

Gwaenysgor

Village

Gwaenysgor is a small village in Flintshire, Wales. Located near Prestatyn in north Wales, it lies at an elevation of 600 feet, 183 metres. There is one pub, the Eagle and Child.

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.

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.

The Fish Mine

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.31931° or 53° 19′ 10″ north

Longitude

-3.40045° or 3° 24′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C5R8H9X+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5023140759

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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