SN8693 : Dylife lead mines

near to Dylife, Powys, Great Britain

Dylife lead mines
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.
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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
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 8640 9392 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.8758N 3:40.5658W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 8656 9385
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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