Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused)

Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused) is in Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused) is situated nearby to the ruins Taylor’s Shaft Pumphouse, as well as near Taylor’s Engine Shaft Cap.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhydymwyn railway station and Hendre quarry.

Rhydymwyn railway station

Railway station

Rhydymwyn railway station was a station in Rhydymwyn, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 6 September 1869, closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and closed completely on 4 May 1964. Rhydymwyn railway station is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused).

Hendre quarry

Quarry

Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hendre quarry is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused).

Moel y Gaer

Archaeological site

Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moel y Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort located on a summit at the southern end of Halkyn Mountain, overlooking the village of Rhosesmor, Flintshire, Wales. Moel y Gaer is situated 1 mile northeast of Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hendre and Rhydymwyn.

Hendre

Hamlet

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hendre is a hamlet.

Rhydymwyn

Village

Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhydymwyn is a village in Flintshire, Wales, located in the upper Alyn valley. Once a district of Mold, it was recognised as a separate parish from 1865. It is now part of the community of Cilcain. In 2011 it had a population of 522.

Rhosesmor

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhosesmor is a small village near Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales. The village lies near the parishes of Halkyn and Rhes-y-cae. The hamlet of Wern-y-Gaer is encompassed by the boundaries of the village.

Olwyn Goch Lead Mine (disused)

Type: Industry
Location: Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2007° or 53° 12′ 3″ north

Longitude

-3.19678° or 3° 11′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C5R6R23+77

OpenStreetMap ID

way 319553333

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taylor’s Shaft Pumphouse and Taylor’s Engine Shaft Cap.

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