Dolaucothi Gold Mines
The Dolaucothi Gold Mines, also known as the Ogofau Gold Mine, are ancient Roman surface and underground mines located in the valley of the River Cothi, near Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales.Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: gold mines
- Also known as: “Dolaucothi Gold Mine”, “Ogofau Gold Mine”, and “Ogofau Gold Mines”
- Address: Pumpsaint, SA19 8US
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dolaucothi Estate.
Dolaucothi Estate
Motorhome stopover
The Dolaucothi Estate is situated about 1 mile north-west of the village of Caio up the Cothi Valley in the community of Cynwyl Gaeo, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Dolaucothi Estate is situated 780 feet north of Dolaucothi Gold Mines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pumsaint and Caio.
Pumsaint
Village
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pumsaint is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, halfway between Llanwrda and Lampeter on the A482 in the valley of Afon Cothi. It forms part of the extensive estate of Dolaucothi, which is owned by the National Trust.
Caio
Village
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caio is a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, sited near to the Dolaucothi Gold Mines.
Crugybar
Hamlet
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crugybar is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, located between Talley and Pumsaint. It is roughly of equal distance from Lampeter, Llandovery and Llandeilo. It is within the parish of Llanwrda. Crugybar is situated 1½ miles south of Dolaucothi Gold Mines.
Dolaucothi Gold Mines
- Categories: gold mine, archaeological site, mining museum, tourism, mine, and historic site
- Location: Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.04464° or 52° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.9499° or 3° 56′ 60″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C4R23V2+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 123269049OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1235312
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Dolaucothi Gold Mines” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Mengleuzioù aour Dolaucothi”
- Chinese: “多勞卡蒂金礦”
- Danish: “Dolaucothi-guldminen”
- Danish: “Dolaucothi”
- French: “mine d’or Dolaucothi”
- French: “Mine de Dolaucothi”
- German: “Dolaucothi-Goldminen”
- German: “Ogofau-Goldminen”
- Hebrew: “דולאוקותי”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dolaucothi gullgruve”
- Norwegian: “Dolaucothi gullgruve”
- Welsh: “Dolaucothi”
- Welsh: “Mwynfeydd aur Dolaucothi”
- Welsh: “Mwynfeydd Aur Dolaucothi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carreg Pumsaint and Roman Gold Mines.
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