Overview
Esgair Hir Lead Mine is recorded as Lead Mine in Wales Ceredigion. The National Monuments Record of Wales records Esgair Hir Lead Mine as Lead Mine from the Post Medieval period. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: The National Monuments Record of Wales records Esgair Hir Lead Mine as Lead Mine from the Post Medieval period.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Lead Mine. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Esgair Hir Lead Mine matters as a recorded lead mine tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Esgairhir Lead Mine Engine Housemonument0.1 miles
- Esgair Hir Minebuilding0.2 miles
- Castellmountain0.2 miles
- Esgair Fraith Minemonument0.3 miles
- Barracks, Esgair Hir Mine, S of Banc Bwlchygarregmonument0.4 miles
- Castell, Possible Hillfortmonument0.4 miles
- Llyn Nantycagl, E of Blaen-Ceulanmonument0.6 miles
- Wheelpit, Esgair Fraith Minebuilding0.6 miles
- Bwlchygarregmonument0.7 miles
- Llyn Dwfn, Long Hutmonument0.9 miles
- Llyn Dwfn, SE of Fordmonument0.9 miles
- Bryn Gwynmountain0.9 miles
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