Parys Mountain
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A look at Parys Mountain, Anglesey, once the site of Wales largest copper mine.
Exploration of the area around Parys Mountain on Anglesey, a desolated place now but once a centre of a thriving industry as the site of Wales' largest copper mine.
From:
The Celts The Final Conflict
First broadcast
:
11 June 1987
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Copper mining, Copper industry,
Notes : What were the effects of discovering copper on Anglesey? What type of mine was at Parys Mountain? How did the workers feel about working there?
