- The
Dolaucothi Gold
Mines (pronounced [ˌdɔlaiˈkɔθɪ]; Welsh:
Mwynfeydd Aur
Dolaucothi) (grid
reference SN662403), also
known as the
Ogofau Gold Mine, are...
- Wales, gold is
found in a
small area in the
valley of the
River Cothi at
Dolaucothi where it is
known to have been
mined by the Romans.
Celtic jewellery such...
- 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...
-
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...
- needed] Britain's gold
mines were
located in
Wales at
Dolaucothi. The
Romans discovered the
Dolaucothi vein soon
after their invasion, and they used hydraulic...
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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...
- and for hard rock gold
veins such as
those at
Dolaucothi in Wales. The
development of the mine at
Dolaucothi shows the
versatility of the
method in finding...
- 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...
-
Ogofau Roman gold
mines at
Dolaucothi," The
National Trust Year Book 1976–77 (1977).
Barry C. Burnham, "Roman
Mining at
Dolaucothi: the
Implications of the...
-
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...
