How did he fit? Medieval Artifacts found near Lead Mine!

[@simonjones3863]

I have rheumatoid arthritis and can no longer walk around the block, never mind venturing to places like this. Hiking and being out there is something I greatly miss. Thank you so much for bringing me along! I love Sundays because of this channel!

[@SirMichael2u]

I'm like you I have knee braces and issues with my hip all started from 149 ft of flight when a truck pulled out in front of me in 95. I was trying to throw it on the ground and my passenger had other thoughts. I can't ride my bicycle with out issues

[@lindaisenegger163]

8 inches of Chicago snow shoveling delayed because this popped up .....not complaining a wit!...Thank you!

[@WideOpenThrottleGarage]

At it again! Best exploration history channel on YT change my mind

[@Tinatortoise]

Wow! Again! Thank you for sharing x

[@LostMines]

Thanks for watching!

[@petewebster2977]

Good finds , thanks for the history lesson. It amazing how much work went into building all this stone works . But if all you have is stone what else can you do . See you next week 👍 Pete Australia 🇦🇺

[@markgiles8527]

Its a shame more buildings don't use stone as the main construction material. Such a beautiful material, and long lasting.

[@marcosramos4596]

Now that you guys have the ROV I think it's time to get an Aerial Drone! It would save you some time hiking up and down the mountain looking for mine entrances as well!

[@MsSurigirl]

Fascinating explanation of the time lines. Such gorgeous, crystal clear water.

[@antmerritt]

“Look at the size of those tips!” Classic! Another great video thanks chaps! Ace! 😁👍👊😎

[@LostMines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@markgiles8527]

Fascinating stuff.

[@davidsnider1703]

Awesome mine history lesson

[@peterrussell9231]

Thank you

[@maverick4462]

That awesome, thank you.

[@LostMines]

Our pleasure!

[@danmcclure6670]

All of my ancient Welsh relatives were miners. I've always wondered if they worked in any of the mines you explore. You could be walking in their footsteps!

[@simonjones3863]

My mother grew up in Cheddar, her father was a local miner as well. Who knows? Perhaps they dug the same earth.

[@danmcclure6670]

@@simonjones3863 What's really coincidental is that their surname was Jones as well.

[@andrewbeardmusic]

Guys these videos are amazing , I can’t wait to join you at some point , Ioan is so fascinating to listen to and I can’t believe the fascinating history of where we live

[@Luminoussound2024]

Happy new year guys looking forward to new explores underground 🙏🙏

[@swm40245]

Great video! The best mine explorations on KZbin!

[@coryshock6520]

The water is so clear in the cave!

[@antaron6]

Good video of a fascinating area!

[@DFDuck55]

There are advantages to being small. When I was exploring mines I was most always the first one into tight spots. Those are some impressive spoil heaps. And an amazing hand stacked ore bin. The only mortar & pestle I have seen like those were made by Native American for grinding acorns into flour.

[@iainweller452]

Love seeing these ancient mines and surrounding areas, great job guys

[@grahamhiggins1]

This is the best U.K. mine exploring channel on KZbin! I’m in Cwmtawe which is filled with closed/abandoned small mines. I’ve been up to Cwmystwyth, Dolaucothi, Dylife, Bryntail and Llechwedd, etc by motorcycle but not inside, as I have no climbing or underground experience but would like to learn. It’s good to hear how knowledgeable you are and adding in the geology and history too. Which valley is this? Keep up the good work. Diolch yn fawr.

[@derekp2674]

Thanks Al, Ioan and Lois, it was great to see all those above-ground artefacts. I hope you went on to find a big enough adit to allow all three of you to go exploring underground.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Another stunning location. I would have just walked past those stones, not having a clue what they were. Wow, bet not many people been through that tiny hole!

[@jackdaniel5807]

Did you manage to find the Kingside Mine Adit towards the top of the waste rock pile? Short tunnel but still very interesting!

[@paulcooper2897]

So much awesomeness! Love the wxploring and the history lessons. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@johnsmart964]

As ever, very impressive. This is somewhat reminiscent of Leadhills and Wanlockhead in the South of Scotland where they have a museum of lead mining, they also do gold panning. Thank you for taking us to these places, I have always been very impressed with how much is left in mid Wales, there really is a lot to see. Thank you for all the work you do in preserving these things and recording them for posterity.

[@mirkatu3249]

What an amazingly large place! I'm so glad some of the old structures are still standing. Thanks for taking us along! :-)

[@LostMines]

Thanks for watching

[@jameseastwood4984]

Love you guys. Great dynamic between you. Lots of technical explaination and history.

[@Chrisb2986]

Great as always ! impressed by the entry into the mine

[@imaoregonbum6683]

Thanks for the view of the ore bin, that is something special. I've been watching your channel for awhile now and I'm wondering if the spelling should be Lost Minds?

[@LostMines]

Good question! lol 😜

[@woodlandsteve]

Fantastic pal, it's a good job I'm not local to this mine or I'd never be out 😂

[@bigbasil1908]

Nice mine. I'd go into a mine if the floor was dry but I always find there's something that spooks me about the idea of going walking in mines that have water in them. There's a drift up on the minders track of snowdon near the top of the scree slope that I've always wanted to explore but was put off by the water on the floor of the drift and the fact that my torches never seemed to light up the inside of it as I walked a short way in (I guess it would light it up but I never gave my eyes time to adjust from the brightness outside of it).

[@britrailtog7085]

I’ve got Ioan’s book. It’s very good!

[@snarnok]

The mortar and pestle ore grinding remined me of the original method of grinding coffee in the middle east and in Africa using the same method. It would have taken ages and the coffee would be semi stale at the end!

[@nathanbrynmenyn935]

amazing videos guys, i would love to see the inside of the coal mines my gransh worked in so many around pontypridd and caerphilly . thanks for the vids

[@LostMines]

Great suggestion!

[@charmainemcdonald9679]

Happy new year to you both ✨looking forward to you sharing many adventures 2022✨

[@LostMines]

Us too!

[@RhydzSkidz]

Loved this one!

[@s.m.g.m2015]

Just subscribe to your channel,found that very interesting. Thank you.✨

[@britannia-foundry]

Brilliant episode, I have been into Brittania copper mine on Snowdon and the entrance was so tight you had to walk on the cheeks of your arse, you could only fit one arm down beside your body with the other above your head and take your helmet off as well as it did not fit whilst wearing it, I have to say it was well worth it to see the 18" gauge tramway inside with an ore wagon, there was some very dodgy suspended floors which were not for the feint hearted, makes me wonder how I survived doing it for 20 years now I look back.

[@SheepDogActual]

Been go for a while due to illness. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Never disappointed with your videos. Are your books still for sale. Been through Wales a lot and even went to Caldy Island. Thanks for the adventure.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

The amount of galena left in those tailing piles would be worth refining. Also, as an American of English descent I found the countryside there to be absolutely beautiful. Bleak but beautiful.

[@jmarsh3347]

Excellent video, thanks!! That last wall that was part of the ore bin: would they use some kind of level or would they use a plumb bob and framing square?

[@jasonprime3574]

That’s an incredible amount of rock!!! Did it all come from underground? Or was it all above ground, and just picked threw?

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Are the local streams contaminated with lead runoff..this is amazing.

[@philhirst3150]

Great videos, but you guys need a microphone with a muff. There's enough wind here after the Christmas sprouts without adding to it.

[@hashprompt]

"You know when you burn a thick book in a fire" "yeah!". Is that a Welsh thing?

[@mathewmiller8246]

You took exploring with fighters there. Dann

[@JamesD1776-uc]

Socks work pretty well for muffling wind on the mic

[@whirlymurley3974]

like in New Zealand did the stamping battery get powered by a pelton wheel?

[@britannia-foundry]

The waterwheel was the favoured choice for most mines as they required less of a head so the same water source could be re-used many mines in the same valley, in North Wales my short valley had at least 4 waterwheels used by one mine, one woolen mill and two domestic properties, the only Pelton wheel here I know of was for a domestic property.

[@phoule76]

9:18 are those areas fenced off just to protect the flora from getting walked on?

[@carysw8967]

I was wondering too

[@davecooper3238]

I don’t know about Wales in the Lake District is it stops walking on an area that had covered shafts. The shafts could have been sealed over with boards that have rotted over the years. Allowing people to just fall into a shaft.

[@IACooper]

The council got grant money a number of years ago and fenced off all the openings across the hillside, both open stopes and open levels to prevent access. These lasted for a while. These days the lease holder of the mine from the crown estates allows access underground for exploration, so the grills over the level entrances have been reopened again.

[@Herbybandit]

Most likely to stop inquisitive people falling in the workings yet leaving enough space for people to look.

[@LostMines]

They are to stop live stock and people falling

[@Herbybandit]

Theres just no stopping Eoan! (Sorry if I spelled it wrong) he's like a rat up a drain pipe! 😆 being of a slighter build has some distinct advantages.

[@chronicawareness9986]

you guys need a wind muffler for your microphones

[@giuseppe4909]

Crawling through that tiny hole into that ancient mine is the definition of Bat-Shit Crazy !

[@janicedaily6043]

Earlier 👍🏻

[@Audion]

✅

[@janicedaily6043]

Early👍🏻

[@Sestra_Prior]

"when you burn a thick book in a fire" ... ...???? What????? aaaaaaagghh! Okay, deep breath... I'll assume you meant "when you see a thick book which has been burnt in a fire accidentally!" Otherwise, interesting vid as always 🙂

[@SirMichael2u]

I don't know how I got unsubscribed from your channel. But I keep finding my subscriptions getting turned off

[@LostMines]

idk what's up keeps happening to you guy and girls!

[@rogerc7960]

That entance way has been dynamited shut.

[@agentbertram4769]

Pity about the audio.

[@CiscoWes]

Really windy out there... you guys need a dead cat on your microphone

[@klasina55]

Over Loved it, head only fits one way. Like at birth!

[@mikaelabowen5781]

Another "oresome" video!

[@peterturnbull4629]

Terrible audio

[@yogibear4682]

Guys, come on, introductions please. And make her feel like part of the team and not an accessory.