SH4490 : The Great Opencast, Parys Mountain

near to Gadfa, Isle of Anglesey/Sir Ynys Mon, Great Britain

The Great Opencast, Parys Mountain
The Great Opencast, Parys Mountain
Looking across the Great Opencast towards the ruined windmill on the summit of Parys Mountain. The mill, which had five sails, was opened in 1878 to pump water from the underlying mine workings.
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SH4490, 21 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Robin Drayton   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Thursday, 14 August, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 August, 2008
Category
Mine (disused)   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 443 904 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.2507N 4:20.5594W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 443 902
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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