Windmill ruins at Parys Mountain Copper Mine on the Isle of Anglesey
Parys Mountain (Welsh: Mynydd Parys) – is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales. It is the site of a large copper mine that was extensively exploited in the late 18th century. The windmill was formerly used to pump water out of the copper mine and is now a Grade ll listed building. It is also located at the highest point of Parys Mountain. The mountain was mined for copper ore in the early Bronze Age, as shown by sub-surface debris nearly 4,000 years old revealed during excavations in 2002. Since then access has been regained to the sealed underground workings of the Parys mine revealing further evidence for this ancient mining. Parys Mountain is thus one of the few sites in Britain where there is evidence for the prehistoric beginnings of the British metal mining industry.
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Location: Parys Mountain, north-east Anglesey, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Heidi Stewart / Alamy / Afripics
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