MineArchiveMines in Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is the low, fertile coastal country west of Cardiff, lying south of the coalfield rather than in it. Its mineral history is accordingly a different one: Carboniferous limestone worked from inliers in the Triassic mudstones for building stone, lime and later roadstone and concrete aggregate, together with small and intermittent workings for haematite. The great nineteenth-century demand came not from the Vale itself but from the docks at Barry and Cardiff, built to ship the coal brought down from the valleys behind them.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Aberthaw Limestone Quarry | By 1750s–Still active | Limestone |
| Rhoose Quarry | 1913–1979 | Limestone |
| Wenvoe Iron Mine | Working by 1859–1919 | Iron |
| Wenvoe Quarry | 1880s–2023 (an earlier phase ended by 1915) | Limestone |
Record created: 5 September 2026 · Last researched: 5 September 2026