Great Orme Mines

Website http://www.greatorme.freeserve.co.uk/

Classification Guided Tour

DescriptionUncovered in 1987 during a scheme to landscape an area of the the Great Orme, the copper mines discovered below the ground represent one of the most astounding archaeological discoveries of recent time. Dating back 4,000 years to the Bronze Age they change our views about the ancient people of Britain and their civilized and structured society 2,000 years before the Roman invasion.

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The AddressPyllau Road, Great Orme, Llandudno, LL30 2XG

Phone01492 870447

DateMay 7, 2008

Contact NameThe Great Orme Mines

CategoryWales > Denbighshire

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