Dolaucothi, near the modern village of Pumsaint in south-west Wales, is the only site in Britain where the Romans are known certainly to have mined for gold. The main workings, which are thought to span various phases of exploitation from the pre-Roman through to the present, can be traced over a distance of more than a kilometre.
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Dolaucothi, near the modern village of Pumsaint in south-west Wales, is the only site in Britain where the Romans are known certainly to have mined for gold. The main workings, which are thought to span various phases of exploitation from the pre-Roman through to the present, can be traced over a distance of more than a kilometre.
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2004. Oxbow Books. 2004 Hard Cover. Book: Near Fine, integral colour boards. 12x8.5. 338pp. Profuse plates, figures and maps. The detailed exploration of the gold mining site at Dolaucothi, (near the modern village of Pumsaint) in South-West Wales, is the only site in Britain where the Romans are known with certainly to have mined for gold.
