Summary
At the base of the cliff of the Treginnis peninsula are the ruins of two buildings and a shaft, the remains of a copper mine listed as Cuba on the 1838 Tithe Schedule.
Identification Images (1)
Most Recent Monitoring
None Recorded
Monument Types
- COPPER MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
At the base of the cliff at the western tip of the Treginnis peninsula are the ruins of two buildings and a shaft, the remains of a copper mine listed as Cuba on the 1838 Tithe Schedule. The southern of the two buildings measures approximately 8x5m but the western end of the structure has fallen away into the sea. The walls are at most 1m high and 0.5m wide. A wall running along the edge of the cliff for about 20m connects this structure with the second building. Here only the northern and parts of the western and eastern walls survive. Most of the building appears to have fallen into a sea cave which may have been enlarged as part of the mining process. A vertical shaft lies just south of the second building.
The extraction of copper at this location began in 1829 and continued on an irregular basis throughout the 19th century. Further details can be found in the Land Use History Section.
References
- --- SZO10140 - Monograph: RCAHMW. 1925. Pembrokeshire Inventory: St David's Parish 330-338.
- --- SZO10141 - Article in serial: K Spence. 1985. Closing the Coastal Gaps: New Enterprise in Pembrokeshire, 19th October.
- --- SZO1449 - Monograph: V E Nash Williams. 1950. The Early Christian Monuments of Wales.
- --- SZO2021 - Monograph: G Owen. 1892. The Description of Pembrokeshire (1603).
- --- SZO2174 - Unpublished document: E Plunkett Dillon. 1989. National Trust Archaeological Survey: Lower Treginnis, Upper Treginnis, Porth Clais and Porthclais F.
- --- SZO32934 - Slide: John Latham. 01/12/1988. Cuba: Copper Mine.
- --- SZO3489 - Monograph: W B Jones. 1856. The History and Antiquities of St David's.
- --- SZO3983 - Article in serial: S Baring Gould. 1903. Clegyr Boia.
- --- SZO4141 - Monograph: J W Willis Bund. 1902. The Black Book of St David's.
- --- SZO4850 - Article in serial: R Moore Colyer. 1988. Of Lime and Men: Aspects of the Coastal Lime Trade in South-West Wales in the Eighteenth and Ninetee. 14.
- --- SZO5401 - Article in serial: F Green. 1923. Pembrokeshire in By-gone Days. 9.
- --- SZO6242 - Monograph: S Lewis. 1833. Topographical Dictionary of Wales.
- --- SZO6877 - Monograph: C Hassall. 1794. A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Pembrokeshire.
- --- SZO9573 - Monograph: R Fenton. 1811. A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire.
- --- SZO9574 - Article in serial: B George. 1964. Pembrokeshire Sea-Trading Before 1900. 2(1).
- --- SZO9994 - Article in serial: B Howells. 1956. Pembrokeshire Farming circ 1580-1620. 9 (3).
Designations
None Recorded
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 5502
- National Park
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Associated Finds
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Related Records
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