Bangor and Newtown Mining Company

A partnership of five with £1,000 capital that took the first recorded lease of the Conlig lead ground from Robert Ward in 1780 and sank two trial shafts near Clandeboye House.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Conlig and Whitespots Lead Mines County Down 1780–?

Record created: 16 October 2026 · Last researched: 16 October 2026

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