Historic sites

Dolaucothi Gold Mines

United Kingdom Carmarthenshire Llandovery

Dolaucothi Gold Mines
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The only known Roman gold mine in Britain, worked again in Victorian times and the 1930s. Guided tours lead underground through the tunnels, with hard hats and lamps.


Try panning for gold in the yard, and walk the trails through the Cothi valley woods.

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