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Aerial photograph of early mine workings at Clydach Terrace, near Brynmawr, 1992
This aerial view shows early mineral workings north of Brynmawr at Clydach Terrace. On the left-hand side of the photograph are early ironstone workings with, nearer the Heads of the Valleys Road (just visible in the top-right corner of the photograph), a mixture of ironstone and coal workings. The crescent-shaped trench between the two is the remains of early open mining along a five-feet coal seam.
Source: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales





