Welsh Mines Society Cymdeithas Mwyngloddiau Cymru

As to the programme of events, this was as follows:

• Saturday - East and West Logaulas, and the lower part of the Lisburne leat.  Meet 11:00 am at Pen-y-gwaith.  (NGR SN 7415 7170).  This point is best reached from Ysbtty Ystwyth than Pont Rhyd-y-groes.  Park there or on the old tailings at SN 7440 7185.  Please take care at the former point, where there are some deep, unfenced shafts.  There wasn't much opportunity for underground exploration on this day other than a 'special' trip lead by the enigmatic Hugh Ratzer along Level Fawr at Pont Rhyd-y-groes.

• Saturday evening - dinner, 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm, at the George Borrow Hotel.

• Sunday - Grogwinion and Gwaith-goch.  Meet 10:00 am outside Grogwinion Mine Deep Adit, on north side of River Ystwyth, SN 715 721.  This point can be reached either by parking alongside the Pont Rhyd-y-Groes to Pont Llanafan road on the south side of the river, opposite, and crossing the footbridge, or by driving along the forestry road which leaves the Pont Rhyd-y-groes to New Row and Frongoch road at SN 7340 7295, then following the north bank of the Ystwyth.

All vehicles using Forest Enterprise land, that is, the latter route, must show a full current driving license.  We are indebted to Forest Enterprise Wales and the owner of Pengrogwinion for giving permission for our visit.

There were plenty of opportunities to go underground as a result of some digging having been done.  19th Century reports describe ancient coffin-shaped levels 3ft high and 18 in. wide at widest, which G.W.H. & H.R. hadn't managed to locate by the meet.


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Gwaith-goch Mill  ( © NLW )