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Parys Mountain Windmill Ruin – Parys Mountain Copper Mines loop from Penysarn

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Llaneilian

Parys Mountain Windmill Ruin – Parys Mountain Copper Mines loop from Penysarn

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Parys Mountain Windmill Ruin – Parys Mountain Copper Mines loop from Penysarn

01:06

4.05km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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941 m

Parys Mountain

Highlight • Historical Site

The crazy stripped hues of pinks, orange, gold, and grey were created by centuries of copper mining on Parys Mountain. During the 18th century, the area was heavily mined, leaving …

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1.06 km

The Pearl Engine House

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The remains of a Cornish beam-engine house built in 1816 to pump water from Pearl shaft, Mona Mine, and to pump water to other engines further uphill. The Pearl shaft …

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1.66 km

Cairns on Mynydd Parys

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Mynydd parys is like walking on mars even though we haven’t walked mars what a incredible place where lots of history lays today where copper made insane profit what a …

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1.74 km

Parys Mountain Windmill Ruin

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Inside is some information on the history of the mine and an interesting overview map of the old mine tunnels.

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1.74 km

Parys Mountain Trig Point

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Mynydd Parys or in English Parys Mountain is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales. It is the site of a large copper mine that …

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1.77 km

Parys Mountain Copper Mines

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❤️COPPER KINGDOM❤️
This place is absolutely insane.... If you haven't been here get Ur self there asap... Plenty of history and 6million tonnes of copper still sits within the mountain …

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2.06 km

Cave at Parys Mountain

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Great MTB routs and alot of history to check out

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2.28 km

Parys Mountain (Great Opencast and Ruins)

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Mynydd Parys...❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
"Copper Kingdom" 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Absolutely amazing place to explore, numerous times I've visited here and each time I have I've felt the presence of my late dad... Honestly …

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4.05 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.42 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.52 km

1.36 km

598 m

465 m

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Highest point (130 m)

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Tuesday 13 October

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9°C

11 %

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