Coed y gopa/ coed bryngwenallt woods abergele

[Dean Wood]

Was up this area today, up in the woods theres various holes that are fenced off
Anyone know if there is anything worth looking at ? Aka Ian do you know anything about this area ? :p

[Ian A]

There are two caves worth looking at (assuming you were off Tan y Goppa road). They are in Cris Ebbs book ...

One is open and not very big but does have an abandoned dig which looks promising.

The other is gated (perhaps the one you saw?) but is hard to get to in any event, being halfway up the cliff face. I can only imagine it was gated because it was "good".

Must be worth a look if ever the gate can be opened  

Ian

[Dean Wood]

We were parked off tan y goppa opposite a gate house to the castle grounds
Oooo didnt see anything gated, wouldnt mind finding that :p
There was a information sign thingy which said that the area was mined for lead

[mike leahy]

[quote="Deano" post=9561]We were parked off tan y goppa [/quote]

  WE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you were'nt in that doggin lay by again( with you know who)  :whistle:  :whistle:  :whistle:  cheeky

[Dean Wood]

[quote="mike leahy" post=9562][quote="Deano" post=9561]We were parked off tan y goppa [/quote]

  WE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you were'nt in that doggin lay by again( with you know who)  :whistle:  :whistle:  :whistle:  cheeky[/quote]

Shut it you cheeky git

[Joel Colk]

I wasn't aware that there was other one with an abandoned dig, sounds interesting.

The gated one is quite easy to get to Ian, if it's the same one, a footpath runs past it (its a fenced off stope) I never got round to going into it though. There are a fair few blackbirds that hang upside down in there.

The workings there date from the Roman period. Similar dating to the mines here

[Dean Wood]

[quote="Suboffender" post=9564]I wasn't aware that there was other one with an abandoned dig, sounds interesting.

The gated one is quite easy to get to Ian, if it's the same one, a footpath runs past it (its a fenced off stope) I never got round to going into it though. There are a fair few blackbirds that hang upside down in there.

The workings there date from the Roman period. Similar dating to the mines here[/quote]

Yeh that fenced off stope is the one I walked past

[Joel Colk]

Don't make my mistake, get in there

[Ian A]

[quote="Deano" post=9563]

Shut it you cheeky git [/quote]

That would be a yes then lol  :lol:

[Ian A]

[quote="Deano" post=9566]

Yeh that fenced off stope is the one I walked past[/quote]

.... Sounds like a trip to me  

[Dean Wood]

[quote="Ian" post=9569][quote="Deano" post=9566]

Yeh that fenced off stope is the one I walked past[/quote]

.... Sounds like a trip to me   [/quote]

Ive got a few days off Ian ! Hint hint wink wink

[mike leahy]

[quote="Deano" post=9570][quote="Ian" post=9569][quote="Deano" post=9566]

Yeh that fenced off stope is the one I walked past[/quote]

.... Sounds like a trip to me   [/quote]

Ive got a few days off Ian ! Hint hint wink wink[/quote]

what do you mean you've got a few day's off, your a rosser = you don't actually work

[Dean Wood]

I'll have you know its 3 in the morning and i have just finished work sooooo nerrrrrr :p

[Robin Jones]

I grew up in Abergele and know the Tan Y Gopa area really well. I'd always be up for joining you on a trip and showing you around.  The fenced off stope is directly in-line with what looks like either a fault line or collapsed tunnel higher up the mountain.  Then higher up again there are some roman steps along side a deep ravine which I reckon drops down to a similar depth to the gated entrance just off Tan y Gopa road.

I can remember throwing stones down there as a kid and it used to take about 60 seconds for the stones to come to a rest.  On the left of the roman steps is a very short cave that travels upwards to a higher point on the mountain.

Moving further along the path is a bridge which was installed about 15 years ago which crosses the ravine.  Prior to the bridge you used to have to balance across a narrow log.  Skirting around the side of the bridge would probably be the best way of gaining access, but I would recommend going attached to a rope because there isn't much to stop you if you slip.

If it's not chucking it down in the morning, I'll try and get up there to take some pictures.

Over & Out!

[Danny Sutton]

i wouldnt mind a look if you want a bit of company.