"Abandoned Mid Wales Mine Adventure: Opencast Workings & the Man Who Lived in a Tunnel!"

In this video, we venture deep into the abandoned Great Mid Wales Mine, uncovering the secrets of its opencast workings and the eerie Bat Man Adit, where a man once lived in isolation within a tunnel!
Cwmystwyth Mine, located in the heart of Mid Wales, was once a bustling hub for lead and zinc extraction in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its rich history is marked by the rise and fall of the mining industry in the area. At its peak, the mine employed hundreds of workers, but after the decline of mineral resources and economic factors, the mine was abandoned. Today, the site stands as a haunting reminder of the past, with remnants of old machinery, tunnel systems, and eerie features like the Bat Man Adit.
The Bat Man Adit gets its name from the incredible story of a man who lived in the tunnels of the mine for a period of time, earning the nickname "Bat Man" due to his solitary existence in the dark, bat-filled underground world.
Join me as I explore this fascinating, forgotten world and reveal the mysteries of this historic mine. From the opencast workings to the eerie tunnels.
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[@VILLAGEJD]

Amazing 😍,Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@Kerrzo]

Awesome video

[@DreadedExplorer]

Wow Wales 💙 balls of steel. 💪🏼👊🏼

[@Mick-Hoyle]

Gareth Bro 👌💯🙏🏼👊

[@AbandonedandForgottenWales]

👊

[@francoisediesel]

Hello gareth

[@AbandonedandForgottenWales]

Hi Françoise 😊

[@gower23]

Queasy. Hope you had good rock climbing shoes on.