Well there's a blast from the past; we used get in these mine workings through a easy access entrance that mining machinery was driven in to the mine through. That was 40 years ago! We swam in the lakes and made rafts from polystyrene packaging, even spent a whole night there in 1976. I wouldn't let my kids do it now though. Closest I get to it these days is Sunday walks around the "fairy tale castle" not giving anything away. As a side note there is a lot of UFO sightings reported right above the mine area....jus sayin. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Absolutely incredible Matthew and that music you use with the drone footage at the end was perfect .. thanks to you and the lads for going through the trouble of exploring this vast place.
That mud was so prolific its still in my cammo trousers 4 washes later and probably will never come out of my rucksack... I think its the Iron impregnation from the mine. Evil stuff. Glad you enjoyed it - had to hunt around for mine like music I was allowed to use. I think it worked well also.
You guys probably know this but up until a few years ago you could walk straight into the mine from the access tunnel. It's since had the doors sealed and some massive boulders holding them closed. Big respect, can't believe you came up and down on that rope!
I thought our guide was having a laugh when he suggested we go down on that rope. The reality got more and more serious when we were slipping and sliding around next to cliff edges down there.
Years ago, mid 60'sish, we used to go inside the mountain opposite on the Western side. Lots of old mines shown on the George Yates map of 1799. Also, the 'grottoes' are shown. There are loads of industrial archeological sites to find. As for the grottoes, I seem to remember the way into one.
hey mathew your stuff is awesome im local from pembrokeshire and would love to join you some time i know of a few interesting bunkers myself in pembrokeshire that may interest you as well.
Iver only just seen this comment. I do miss them sometimes. Let me know via pm where these bunkers are on truthsee@gotadsl.co.uk and perhaps i can come over to film them sometime.
That would have been an awesome place to go cave diving, with that clear water. At first I even thought that might have been the reason for some of those rigs beside the lakes.
Glad I came across your channel 😊, Im new to exploring so it's great seeing these type of videos and to pick up great tips to help me along the way. I just liked and subscribed x
@ 4:07 -> nearly shitted myself .. looks like there's a giant eye in the wall 😬😄 Great explore .. need to get an underwater drone so it's possible to explore deep down in those lakes.
Amazing video!!! Been looking for this exact place.. I need your help.. we can’t find the entrance hole you entered in by, we’ve got to that old rusty lift you showed at the beginning with the huge drop, with the huge hole at the bottom but doesn’t seem safe to go down! Where abouts is the entrance you entered by? Isit near the old lift?
This is one place I've been itching to get a look at, great video, there's another video showing a much easier way in but seems that may be blocked up now. There a proper cave system over the other side of the mountain too that looks interesting.
Did you get wet at all going in this way and is it your own rope or the one that's there already? I've read the cavern was flooded and the water pump would seem to confirm this but it's not clear if the pump was used to create the lake by pumping water in or if it was used to pump water out presumably so they could mine a bit more. What do you think?
Im not sure what the pumps were for but i think it could have been to clean the water out so they could mine more as you say. It was a very deep hole - maybe 100-300ft deep. Yes I got wet and muddy as hell.
Well, that certainly had me clutching my chair in terror just watching you lot and when I saw how deep the water was...that was the scariest moment of all!
When I was 15 and a scout attached to Albany Rd baptist church the leaders took us to the iron ore mine. My mother dropped me in pub car park from where we climbed up to a massive opening like a man made valley full of trees and plants. We abseiled down a very steep nr vertical drop. At the bottom was an entrance to the mine. The place had about 6 inches of water in parts. We then had to go down a 40 degree ledge which sliding down terrified me but a leader managed to get a rope in my hands, just as well as the edge became a 20 foot drop onto jagged rocks. There was a lake which I was told was bottomless, probably an exaggeration but l believed it at the time. I was told sometime after that the entrance had been blown up because it was too dangerous to enter. This exciting day would be around 62 years ago. Thanks so much for this. Probably a different part of the mine but the lake shown here triggered my recollections.
Yes the diving club used to come in via on of the lowest level tunnels which comes out on a pathway with much easier access. Since they no longer use the place to dive the doorway has been sealed.
I can’t believe I’ve must of used the road below it hundreds of times, I knew there was a quarry but not the old mine tunnels, wicked if you go over to the other mountain there is a few caves there not sure how far they go mind! You should go down to Dan Yr Ogof it’s riddled with cave systems around there!
I used to work in the factory that supplied schools & pubs with drink & crisps I know exactly where this is holy shit didn’t know that was there then I defo would’ve explored might still now I know 🤙
nothing secret about that, i use t work in there for cemex. it doesnt play weird spooky music either! you will find the royal tunnels and Naplionic mine workings from around 1800 though
as much as i enjoyed seeing something i will never ever have the guts to go down and see, i so wish you had spoken as you were walking around, when you did speak it was a mumble. Normally when you are talking about the places you visit we get the feel of the place as well. The video was amazing but the non verbal was very very disappointing.
That is the best under ground expedition I’ve been on yet THANK YOU 🙏 BLESSINGS, and cheers ,.. without the will to live !, we are nothing but with Hope and Faith of others and our Brothers we mite strive To be great again one day !,, with out your help I’d not be able too witness the grand sites and places not excess able !,,,,to me, GOD SPEED I’m strapped to your back kinda sorta ,,! So to speak,,
Well there's a blast from the past; we used get in these mine workings through a easy access entrance that mining machinery was driven in to the mine through. That was 40 years ago! We swam in the lakes and made rafts from polystyrene packaging, even spent a whole night there in 1976. I wouldn't let my kids do it now though. Closest I get to it these days is Sunday walks around the "fairy tale castle" not giving anything away. As a side note there is a lot of UFO sightings reported right above the mine area....jus sayin. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
V interesting! What were ya mining? And very awesome and scary to see UFOs
What aren't you giving away?
Absolutely incredible Matthew and that music you use with the drone footage at the end was perfect .. thanks to you and the lads for going through the trouble of exploring this vast place.
That mud was so prolific its still in my cammo trousers 4 washes later and probably will never come out of my rucksack... I think its the Iron impregnation from the mine. Evil stuff. Glad you enjoyed it - had to hunt around for mine like music I was allowed to use. I think it worked well also.
You guys probably know this but up until a few years ago you could walk straight into the mine from the access tunnel. It's since had the doors sealed and some massive boulders holding them closed. Big respect, can't believe you came up and down on that rope!
I thought our guide was having a laugh when he suggested we go down on that rope. The reality got more and more serious when we were slipping and sliding around next to cliff edges down there.
Years ago, mid 60'sish, we used to go inside the mountain opposite on the Western side. Lots of old mines shown on the George Yates map of 1799. Also, the 'grottoes' are shown. There are loads of industrial archeological sites to find. As for the grottoes, I seem to remember the way into one.
paradise. what an absolute stunning place. i would literally travel all the way from here in oz to camp out in the caves for a few days.
Brilliant, and to think I've ridden all over that area and beneath me was that! Awesome!
hey mathew your stuff is awesome im local from pembrokeshire and would love to join you some time i know of a few interesting bunkers myself in pembrokeshire that may interest you as well.
Zanda Griffiths I live in Carmarthenshire! We should go exploring some time
Iver only just seen this comment. I do miss them sometimes. Let me know via pm where these bunkers are on truthsee@gotadsl.co.uk and perhaps i can come over to film them sometime.
@@christycullen2355 If theres something really cool that needs filming im up for it.
@@christycullen2355 Did you email me on truthsee@gotadsl.co.uk yet?
Did you email me on truthsee@gotadsl.co.uk yet?
Need to get back there Matty with an underwater D R O N E !!!!!!!!!!
Been waiting for this Matt after the last two videos in Cardiff I was hoping you would visit this place stay safe.
That would have been an awesome place to go cave diving, with that clear water. At first I even thought that might have been the reason for some of those rigs beside the lakes.
I love places like this. Great work Matthew
Glad I came across your channel 😊, Im new to exploring so it's great seeing these type of videos and to pick up great tips to help me along the way. I just liked and subscribed x
great explore, all you need to do now is bring Dan of EWF here with his underwater drone and raft. Thank you for taking me with you exploring.
Im banned from giving the location to anyone.
@@TheSecretVault Oh, ok.
That was by far the best thing I see on UA-cam this year. Cheers 🍻
Thanks. Bloody hell - we must be due an academy award then ;-)
There is a lot of shit UA-cam, I remember when I was 16 years old & doing & I loved it. Awesome 😎 mate..
I'm American, and even the first word that came to my mind seeing that entrance and old equipment was 'dodgy'.
Yeah mega dodge!
@ 4:07 -> nearly shitted myself .. looks like there's a giant eye in the wall 😬😄
Great explore .. need to get an underwater drone so it's possible to explore deep down in those lakes.
Amazing video!!! Been looking for this exact place.. I need your help.. we can’t find the entrance hole you entered in by, we’ve got to that old rusty lift you showed at the beginning with the huge drop, with the huge hole at the bottom but doesn’t seem safe to go down! Where abouts is the entrance you entered by? Isit near the old lift?
Yes your about 50ft away from the other drop point. Not safe to go down... I agree 100% lol.
This reminded me of The Descent. Terrifying!
I have a book. “Iron in the soul”. Written all about those caves. Age. Pictures and maps. And a story of a missing person.
That sounds mad!!
How do I get it?
@@dudiedude6033I bought mine through eBay. I don’t know where you can purchase anymore.
That was really friggin cool Mathew! Thanks for sharing!👏❤️👍😘
The craziest video I've seen in a long time. Amazing work. 🙌
Missed a opportunity to turn off your lights and let the natural light from above shine into the water.
This is one place I've been itching to get a look at, great video, there's another video showing a much easier way in but seems that may be blocked up now.
There a proper cave system over the other side of the mountain too that looks interesting.
Looks such a cool place doesn’t it just like 100 car cave
1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth
WOW. That was super special. Thank you.
Excellent work as usual, a pleasure to watch.
Did you get wet at all going in this way and is it your own rope or the one that's there already?
I've read the cavern was flooded and the water pump would seem to confirm this but it's not clear if the pump was used to create the lake by pumping water in or if it was used to pump water out presumably so they could mine a bit more. What do you think?
Im not sure what the pumps were for but i think it could have been to clean the water out so they could mine more as you say. It was a very deep hole - maybe 100-300ft deep. Yes I got wet and muddy as hell.
The pumps were pumping water out of the lower portions of the mine when it was being worked, all flooded when they were turned off.
We went hear a few days ago, uploaded a video to our channel yesterday. It was beautiful down there. Unreal
been looking all over the lesser garth for this , can’t find it for the life of me , any chance of a bit of info?
This video would be so much better if it didn't have the really annoying music/noise all the way through it
Well, that certainly had me clutching my chair in terror just watching you lot and when I saw how deep the water was...that was the scariest moment of all!
It actually got me scared being there because of the depth of the cave and all the dangerously slippy mud. I was glad to be out of there alive.
I was glad you did too!
@@Dormices Did you see how the place we were standing on was hovering out over the water. Like there was nothing underneath us.
awesome place ... thanks for sharing
Nice work.. But tell me you didn't climb out via that rope...?
Yes, we did.
It's not vertical. It's a series of muddy steps that you probably do when dry without the rope.
Should be in there when the quarry blasts close by scary as hell whole place shakes
When I was 15 and a scout attached to Albany Rd baptist church the leaders took us to the iron ore mine. My mother dropped me in pub car park from where we climbed up to a massive opening like a man made valley full of trees and plants. We abseiled down a very steep nr vertical drop. At the bottom was an entrance to the mine. The place had about 6 inches of water in parts. We then had to go down a 40 degree ledge which sliding down terrified me but a leader managed to get a rope in my hands, just as well as the edge became a 20 foot drop onto jagged rocks. There was a lake which I was told was bottomless, probably an exaggeration but l believed it at the time. I was told sometime after that the entrance had been blown up because it was too dangerous to enter. This exciting day would be around 62 years ago. Thanks so much for this. Probably a different part of the mine but the lake shown here triggered my recollections.
Sounds like the same place... ;-)
Great explore many thanks for sharing I’ve just rang ya bell
where is this? I'm trying to explore every cave in South Wales if you could help that would be fab
I cant really say as I was sworn to secrecy. The clues are there in the video if you want to do detective work.
+TheSecretVault is there any way of letting me know please
@@ritchiej6 Use the drone footage I found it in under 5 mins, Steep Holm and Flat Holm will help you, as will a Red Castle
@@alanpartridge2140 any names of the place tho I live near Wales and would love to go some time
@@l3th4l11 There's enough info in what I've said, I'll give you a bit of a challenge to find it
Any idea what they were originally mining out of there?
Are thesecaves old dolomite mines?
Hells bells, this place is fantastic but not sure I would have the guts to go down there. Awesome video x
Must have been tough to get this footage, thanks, Matt.
Where in wales are these
I think it’s around the castle coch area
@@MikeEvans-d2y imma have to check this out thank you
Filming area of the demolition man!?? Good music ypu have found! 👍
Did you say diving club used it ??
Yes the diving club used to come in via on of the lowest level tunnels which comes out on a pathway with much easier access. Since they no longer use the place to dive the doorway has been sealed.
Hi guys is this in Pontypridd?
Follow the river downstream a little, use google maps and look for the big orange quarry
Castle coch ish area
Must be loads of sites like this capped up in the Swansea enterprise zone/Swansea valley due to its'copperopolis "Past?
Where exactly is this in South Wales?
Castle Coch, Tongeynlais, South Wales. It's about 5 miles outside Cardiff on the A470 👍🏻
Gwaloed y garth
I'm in Swansea, is it close?
40 MILES AWAY ish
The drone footage will show you exactly where it is
@@alanpartridge2140 any names of the place?
@@l3th4l11 taffs Wells
The water is so clean I love it
That's why you use a CTSC climbing pulleys ie carabiner one to assist with your desent and coming back up 👆
Love that "DIRT" patch!
What was mined there?
Iron ore.
Thanks for the info.@@tomstickland
Cracking vid. Worked out were it was from drone footage at the end. May go there one day.
Could you tell me where it is please?
Does anybody know what this place is and what it was used for ?
It was an Iron Quarry and after it was all dug out for a sjhort period they used to give victorians tours here.
Aw brilliant mate cheers for the reply
Be a hell of a view with that water pumped love going places like this
Were is this ?
I was worn to secrecy not to say. If you can work it out from the video top marks though. South Wales, yes... South Glamorgan, yes.
We use to get a dinghy and paddle across the lake to other entrance I. The 80s
WWWOWWW! What a crazy amazing place! BRAVO young men!!
Subbed from Neath.
Liked the vlog looked scary from Margaret P
Omg that looks creepy as hell I live in South Wales Blackwood and there are some crazy abandoned and scary place
why was it used for?
it was an Iron Ore mine
If I ever saw somewhere that is home to the Lizard people it's here :p
Why is it scary? And why the music? It’s a cave.
How many poor children have been taken down there?
Not heard of any children but there was a body found down there, a Cardiff prostitute I believe.
Suspiciously like Cemex to me....
Thanks to the drone views, I've just identified the location of this amazing place. It's now on my bucket list.
I can’t believe I’ve must of used the road below it hundreds of times, I knew there was a quarry but not the old mine tunnels, wicked if you go over to the other mountain there is a few caves there not sure how far they go mind! You should go down to Dan Yr Ogof it’s riddled with cave systems around there!
This looks so close to me. Looks like Pontypridd
Me know nothing but your certainly within 15 miles correct... hehe.
@@TheSecretVault Cemex by the looks of things.
@@TheSecretVault come on mun plz iv lived here all my life and need to know plz.....found it
Garth Iron Mine. It's a great place to explore. @@postmortem01931
I used to work in the factory that supplied schools & pubs with drink & crisps I know exactly where this is holy shit didn’t know that was there then I defo would’ve explored might still now I know 🤙
nothing secret about that, i use t work in there for cemex. it doesnt play weird spooky music either! you will find the royal tunnels and Naplionic mine workings from around 1800 though
Why did you mix in the hypnotic music?? :(
awesome video be careful
its an old mine
from the looks of the water probably toxic
First right hand path on the entrance rd upto Castell Coch, the whole area is peppered with small systems.
Opposite side of the river
Thanks Matt. .....
Romans mined there as well
Im in pontypool is this far from me
Use the drone footage and you'll find it easily
I'm in newport but I guess it's in close to pontypridd
Guys, this is in the North of Cardiff, plenty of clues around 👍
that music is cuts that have been used on many scits and films the best known is the shining , some of it is called the ghoul...
The sound effects and music spoilt it for me.
3:02 hollow earth is real.
Amazing guys
What was there to be scared off? It’s simply rock
Rocks fall on your head. You slip down mud and off a cliff. Or perhaps you are immortal.
you say sitting on your couch
Not far down from me in the Rhondda :)
All closed off now and the ropes been cut 🙁
What's the GPS coordinates plz
These are old places. Wow!
as much as i enjoyed seeing something i will never ever have the guts to go down and see, i so wish you had spoken as you were walking around, when you did speak it was a mumble. Normally when you are talking about the places you visit we get the feel of the place as well. The video was amazing but the non verbal was very very disappointing.
Take care dudes
Legend
First in
You win a thumbs up ;-)
Gwaelod-y-garth iron mine Cardiff wales
Lee Kelly is that the place in the vid?
Wow that was awesome! Hell of a place for a bunker...be safe guys! Cheers from Vermont USA
Excellent vid guys but the music is less interesting than what you guys voices in the experience cool tho xxxx
Not into the music
lose the music... takes away from the explore... shame dude
My mate climbed the cable that went to the surface one mistake your a gonna
The Dream Team
garth mines 😁 not so secret 😂 great place
Oh my if only you knew...
???
Teach me then
Nice one thanks! Those were not Bats they were spirit orbs the place was full of them.
Yes it was a bit orby... i mean dusty... i mean orby. Hehe...
fairplay that musics irritating...
Awesome guys but the music is awful, would rather hear what you guys are saying and your descriptions at the time 😁😁
I may have to consider doing stuff with no music in.
That is the best under ground expedition I’ve been on yet THANK YOU 🙏 BLESSINGS, and cheers ,..
without the will to live !, we are nothing but with Hope and Faith of others and our Brothers we mite strive
To be great again one day !,, with out your help I’d not be able too witness the grand sites and places not excess able !,,,,to me, GOD SPEED I’m strapped to your back kinda sorta ,,! So to speak,,