The colliery was sunk in 1850 by the Tredegar Iron And Coal Co. and worked the Yard and Big seams until closure in 1941. In 1908, there were 1,177 men employed at Bedwellty pits.
The present day locality is an area of waste high up on the eastern flank of Mynydd Bedwellte. It is obvious that heavy rain causes much material to be washed out, and the tips contain an abundance of ironstone nodules. Some of these bear cavities with sulphides and quartz, but, of course, many more don't! Millerite is present, but I was unable to find any of specimen quality and it doesn't appear to be as abundant here as it is at the nearby Markham and Marine collieries. A more diligent search in better weather conditions might prove me wrong. An added bonus here, for those interested, is a considerable quantity of Coal Measure fossil plant material, in shale, the ironstone nodules and the sandstone seat-earths.
It appears likely, in retrospect, that the material here could have come from the much larger Pochin Colliery, which occupied the valley floor and was worked until 1964.
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UK OS Grid Reference: SO153057
Map Reference: 51°44'35"N , 3°13'36"W
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