Cwmsymlog

There are many ruined industrial buildings and mine shafts, and the stream has been engineered into adits and leats.

Spoil piles from the mine works are slowly being reclaimed by nature with gorse bushes and rare ferns.

Smaller stones were used for the top section to show the difference between the old construction and the restored part.

Two stones are near Pen-bont Rhydybeddau (Head of the bridge Ford of the graves), one is near the hill-fort Pen y Castell, one in front of a house called Pant y Garreg Hir (Hollow of the Long Stone) and two lie close together with the name Buwch a'r Llo (Cow and Calf) east of the last one.

Banc-y-Darren (banc/hillside) lies south of Pent-bont Rhydybeddau and Pen y Castell (Head of the Castle) north of it.

Built from thick, rubble filled stone walls with fine detailing to the quoins and a welsh slate roof.

This Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel was established to serve the workers in the Cwmsymlog lead mines.

Cpt W. H. Boundy The chapel fell into disuse towards the end of the 20th century and the building and graveyard began to decline.

Another possibility is 'valley of wild strawberries' [7] The police detective drama Y Gwyll (Hinterland) was first shown in 2013 in the Welsh version, but a year later also in English.

It was shot in Ceredigion, especially Aberystwyth and surroundings, including Pontarfynach (Devil's Bridge) and Borth.

The chapel was used for the dramatic conclusion to the first episode and one of the village houses was later dressed to create a pub.

Cwmsymlog Valley and Village
Cwmsymlog Valley and Village
Remains of the mine workings with the chapel in the background
Remains of the mine workings with the chapel in the background
Pant y Garreg Hir, by Anneke Ritman
Graves in Chapel Graveyard