History
Since of the size and how old it is, there isn't to much stuff on the web about this place as its small, old and a bugger to get to (i'll get to into that in abit) but here is some copper mining history in the area ive nicked from from @monk
Today the main copper mine remains can be found at Drws y Coed, Beddgelert and Cwm Pennant. The remains of a Roman fort near Beddgelert suggest that the Romans may well have mined for copper on the Sygun mine site nearby. During the 18th Century more than 70 men from the village and others from as far a field as Cornwall and Scotland were employed in the mine. The raw ore was taken to a nearby crushing mill before being transported by horse and cart to Beddgelert and Porthmadog and shipped to Swansea for refining. Much of the copper was used to line the wooden ships of the Royal navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Sygun mine was briefly used as a location for the 1958 film Inn of the 6th Happiness starring Ingrid Bergman. Today the mine is open to tourists with guided tours provided through the caverns with their magnificent stalactites and stalagmites.
Explore
Once you get below the the spoil heap you can just spot the entrance high above you, getting to it is easier said than done luckily we choose the best day for it! Beaming sun but not to warm but most importantly no rain
Once the longer than it looks climb is over you reach a pretty standard entrance. Wellies and helmet on we headed in since im still a complete newbie at this underground stuff I didnt do the upper levels which required rope. All in all a small but nice place for a quick mouch.
And finally one of me
Since of the size and how old it is, there isn't to much stuff on the web about this place as its small, old and a bugger to get to (i'll get to into that in abit) but here is some copper mining history in the area ive nicked from from @monk
Today the main copper mine remains can be found at Drws y Coed, Beddgelert and Cwm Pennant. The remains of a Roman fort near Beddgelert suggest that the Romans may well have mined for copper on the Sygun mine site nearby. During the 18th Century more than 70 men from the village and others from as far a field as Cornwall and Scotland were employed in the mine. The raw ore was taken to a nearby crushing mill before being transported by horse and cart to Beddgelert and Porthmadog and shipped to Swansea for refining. Much of the copper was used to line the wooden ships of the Royal navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Sygun mine was briefly used as a location for the 1958 film Inn of the 6th Happiness starring Ingrid Bergman. Today the mine is open to tourists with guided tours provided through the caverns with their magnificent stalactites and stalagmites.
Explore
Once you get below the the spoil heap you can just spot the entrance high above you, getting to it is easier said than done luckily we choose the best day for it! Beaming sun but not to warm but most importantly no rain
Once the longer than it looks climb is over you reach a pretty standard entrance. Wellies and helmet on we headed in since im still a complete newbie at this underground stuff I didnt do the upper levels which required rope. All in all a small but nice place for a quick mouch.
And finally one of me
