Fochrhiw Pits

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Recorded period

post-medieval

What is recorded here

Fochrhiw Pits is a coal mine in Caerphilly, Wales.

From the Coflein (National Monuments Record of Wales) record 85556

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• Jaggery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Eddy Blanche, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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• John Lord, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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