My wife and I went out for a drive through the upper Elan Valley a few weeks ago and finally stopped off on the roadside for a cup of coffee and a bight to eat it.
From where we parked you could see all the way down the valley
the other way was a little hazy
behind me was the Cwmystwyth disused mine
the sign tells you the place is of scientific interest
the walls of this processing building were long gone
as was much of this one further up
further along you could see more buildings
inside one you could see the chutes which the ore & water came down
and the wooden sides of what was underneath
Doorways in the walls
and the processing building base
above the skeleton of the remaining buildings
All that remain now are the ghosts of the past. I'm told there are underground parts of this mine that can be accessed but I did not go on this visit. I don't think my wife would approve of me getting lost underground.
