Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
AN111
Name
Parys Mountain: Windmill, Engine House, Precipitation Pits and Great Opencast
Date of Designation
07/10/1991
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Amlwch
Easting
244241
Northing
390331
Broad Class
Monument
Site Type
Tower
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
4 elements - Windmill tower (A), engine house (B), precipitation pits (C) and Great Opencast (D).
Work began on Parys Mountain copper mine about 1765, though there are traces of prehistoric and Roman mining. Opencast mining ceased about 1800, though underground work continued until about 1880. The precipitation pits, engine house and windmill (which assisted a nearby steam engine in pumping a mine work) are probably nineteenth century in date.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge the mining industry. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structures themselves may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.