cwmystwyth

Hi all, I'm sure this place needs no introduction but for those who don't know about this place please see a ripped bit of information from the web. Cwm Ystwyth is considered the most important non-ferrous metal mining site in Wales, providing a premier example of mining heritage in Ceredigion...

This place has fascinated me from a young age, my Nine (grandmother)(granny crow) lived in a caravan on the edge of a farm for some years at Cwmystwyth in the mid 90s we would drive past the mine workings and slag heaps and i would beg to go and wander around them but was never allowed, By the...

The history of Cwmystwyth and its mines has already being covered here - https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/level-fawr-cwmystwyth-ceredigion-mid-wales-september-2018.114592/ While the main accessable workings are Lefel Fawr, there are still plenty of other workings that were once accessable...

First visited a good few years ago but for some reason, which I can't remember, I never took any photographs. Fast forward to the present day for a visit with a camera. An added bonus was meeting a very good exploring friend for what we reckoned was the first time in at least 5 years. HISTORY...

I aint been to busy lately for various unavoidable reasons so I was well pleased to be able to get out and get back to this place to explore the lowest dry accessible level. We knew that there had been rescue training in the mine and that the near vertical skipway shaft had been bolted out so we...

Visited with two non members. HISTORY After mining ceased at Cwmystwyth the site became derelict and land ownership passed to the Crown Estate. In 2012 they spent a great deal of money on safety and consolidation work before transferring the whole site to the Cambrian Mines Trust after a...

Another visit to Cwmystwyth, this time to visit Herberts adit. History Circa 1670 Herberts adit was driven northwest to intersect the Kingside Lode Circa 1825. Aldersons adit was driven beneath Herberts to drain the old stopes and to open up more ground allegedly circa 1870. John Taylor...

Posted here for the time being until the access procedures etc are sorted out. I finally got to see this lovely mine and despite the 6 hour drive it was worthwhile. Visited with Landsker, We explored the lower adit and after coming to a dead end we climbed to the top of the hill to look for the...

Had a few hours to kill on the way back from north Wales so I thought id see how the reopening of Cwmystwyth is going. Access was lost in 2004 when the crown estate decided to block off all the adits at the mine. This year the whole site was acquired by the Cambrian Mines trust and most adits...