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Latitude: 52.5109 / 52°30'39"N
Longitude: -3.9887 / 3°59'19"W
OS Eastings: 265136
OS Northings: 292188
OS Grid: SN651921
Mapcode National: GBR 8W.GYC3
Mapcode Global: VH4F0.T560
Plus Code: 9C4RG266+8G
Entry Name: Chimney at Llancynfelin lead mine
Listing Date: 28 May 2004
Last Amended: 28 May 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 82819
Building Class: Industrial
ID on this website: 300082819
Location: Situated on the land of Neuadd yr Ynys, but reached by track running S off the B4353 roughly 600m E of church.
County: Ceredigion
Town: Machynlleth
Community: Llangynfelyn
Community: Llangynfelyn
Traditional County: Cardiganshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Mine chimney, the only remaining above-ground feature of the Llancynfelin or Taliesin lead mine, possibly of very ancient origins, worked in the 1740s. It was revived in 1846 by Matthew Francis and worked by a 36" rotative engine but closed shortly thereafter. The machinery was sold and then when a new attempt to revive it was made in 1854 an engine was brought from Green's Foundry. Aberystwyth. It failed by late 1856. The chimney is presumably of 1854.
Cylindrical tapering stone chimney roughly 3.65m in diameter and over 18m tall, with upper 3m of brick and with protruding ring near top. Ground level opening to NW side into chamber at base of chimney, which has three niches to the three other sides.
Included as a prominent landscape feature and one of the last mine chimneys in the region.
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