- The
Dolaucothi Gold
Mines (pronounced [ˌdɔlaiˈkɔθɪ]; Welsh:
Mwynfeydd Aur
Dolaucothi) (grid
reference SN662403), also
known as the
Ogofau Gold Mine, are...
- gold is
found in a
small area in the
valley of the
river Afon
Cothi at
Dolaucothi,
where it is
known to have been
mined by the
Ancient Romans.
Celtic jewellery...
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smaller deposits in Britain, such as
placer and hard-rock
deposits at
Dolaucothi. The
various methods they used are well
described by
Pliny the
Elder in...
- The
Dolaucothi Estate (also Dolaucothy) is
situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of the
village of Caio up the
Cothi Valley in the
community of Cynwyl...
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including at
Dolaucothi (Wales), and on the
Iberian peninsula,
where the
datable examples are from the 1st and 2nd
century AD. At
Dolaucothi,
these trip-hammers...
-
geologist John S.
Jackson about mines in
Ireland and Lewis,
Jones in
Dolaucothi goldmine in Wales, and the
pioneering work of
Ronald F. Tylecote. Moreover...
-
initiated exploitation of the
mineral resources, such as the gold
mines at
Dolaucothi. In the
following years, the
Romans conquered more of the island, increasing...
- the
valley of the Afon Cothi. It
forms part of the
extensive estate of
Dolaucothi,
which is
owned by the
National Trust. The name is
Welsh for "Five Saints"...
- ore
veins underground once
opencast mining was no
longer feasible. At
Dolaucothi they
stoped out the
veins and
drove adits through bare rock to
drain the...
- such
leats and
machines has been
found at
Dolaucothi in south-west Wales.
Mining sites, such as
Dolaucothi and Las
Medulas in north-west Spain, show multiple...
