I found this little adit on a wander on Friday evening ...
The water was over wellie depth so I dropped the level by around 4 inches
Easy to see the watermark further into the adit
I can't seem to upload the last two piccies ....
The adit was off a footpath (I followed a stream upwards to a likely looking area) - I was near Bryn Rhyd Yr Arian having a wander.
The entrance was over wellie depth but a swift drainage channel quickly dropped the level by a few inches.
I thought it was going to be a trial as there is nothing at all marked on the map - no level, no mine, no tip - nothing - but it wasn't. It was actually a small mine.
Inside it was a surprise, it went for around 300 metres with numerous spurs all blocked with stacked deads except one which was passable although I did not crawl though.
The passage had some decorations - possibly iron/copper. Some calcium straws were forming.
I could not guess what was being mined here - I would have thought lead but a nearby isolated copper mine might suggest this was copper too although I found no evidence of it.
Rather an odd thing really .... quite a billy bonus for a wander out in the fields though :)
Ian
well found sec.
did the crawl that you did'nt do look like it had been travelled ie:- sighs of some one crawling through
Well found Mr Adams - you are officially the king of mine-hunters!
Nice find :)
Any idea of the mineral Ian?
Mike ... it did not look travelled but neither did the mine really. However, I would expect it to be dead (because it was back stacked with deads)
Tim ... Fanks !
Joel ... There is lead in the hills beyond (Llanfair TH) and an isolated pocket of copper nearby. I found no evidence of copper or lead but it must have been one of them.
I am sure it wasn't uranium as I am not glowing green :sick:
Ian
What a fantastic story! Its like 'The Famous Five' just stumbling upon an ancient underground passageway.....
I assume that anyone could unload the fillings and make a hole beyond.
Where is the location - or is that a secret?
It is near Bryn Rhyd Yr Arian between Henllan and Llanfair TH. It isn't a secret as the adit is open but I do not know who the landowner is otherwise I would ask.
If anyone really wants to go I will put the grid ref (and directions) in the private area.
I also guess anyone could remove the stacked deads but I expect the passages beyond will be dead (which is why they were usually stacked)
;)
Ian
[quote="Ian" post=6296]It is near Bryn Rhyd Yr Arian between Henllan and Llanfair TH. It isn't a secret as the adit is open but I do not know who the landowner is otherwise I would ask.
If anyone really wants to go I will put the grid ref (and directions) in the private area.
I also guess anyone could remove the stacked deads but I expect the passages beyond will be dead (which is why they were usually stacked)
;)
Ian[/quote]
Chuck us some Grid references, I think Turbo is looking for something new, as am I.
SH958 684
You can see a waterfall on the O/S map - it is near there but before it. Follow the marked footpath along the river (might be a bridleway actually) and you will see (near the co-ords) a stream and field boundary at 90 degrees - walk UP that - the adit is along there and is not obvious until you have practically arrived.
Water at the entrance was just over wellie depth when I was there so I lowered it a bit.
Good luck
:)
Ian
So this is Ian's Adit?
'Fraid not :(
It's quite a long "adit",in fact,it is actually a mine. It certainly isn't a trial and there is plenty of "activity" in there.
I seem to remember discovering it's actual name but a quick look on ME and google failed to find it .... it will defo have a proper name though.
:)
Ian
Ta Da!
http://www.ucet.org.uk/index.php/forum/21-knowledge-bank/797-gerdden-isa-adit
Oh yea ... didn't think to look on our own knowledge bank :blink:
[quote="Ian" post=16520]Oh yea ... didn't think to look on our own knowledge bank :blink:[/quote]
faf :lol: :lol:
Shall we go and have a look and move some stacked reads and investigate. ?
Ian is this that mine on the other thread you said you’d not been in ?
For my own ref gerddan isaf