SN8693 : Dylife lead mines
near to Dylife, Powys, Great Britain

Dylife lead mines
The river bed of the Nant Dropyns or Afon Twymyn just downstream of Dylife (SN8694 : The Star Inn Dylife). The lead mining has left severe traces on the landscape: little vegetation can cope with the heavy metal concentration. I'm not clear about the name of the river at this point. My understanding was that it is called Nant Dropyns until it merges into the Nant Bryn-moel, which in turn becomes the Afon Twymyn downstream of the waterfall (SN8794 : Ffrwd Fawr) into the glacial Cwm Twymyn (SN8793 : Pen Cwm Twymyn). Fellow Geographer David Neal names this section, pictured from the opposite end (SN8693 : Former mine workings at Dylife), Afon Twymyn.
- Grid Square
- SN8693, 6 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Rudi Winter (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 11 May, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 9 June, 2008
- Category
- Mine (disused) (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SN 8640 9392 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.8758N 3:40.5658W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SN 8656 9385 - View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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