Name 1
BARITEL DE SAN CARLOS
Name 2
BARITEL OF SAN CARLOS
ID number
001.421.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Javier Carrasco Milara, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n. Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.195
Type of Object
Mine, Transport - shafts , Built heritage - other
Description
Short description
Circular building that is located in the vicinity of Almadenejos. It is part of the Pozo of San Carlos of the Mine of Nueva Concepción. Inside it housed the winch or wooden winch (now missing) formed by a drum on top, and below some levers to which the stables were hooked to extract the ore from the mine.
Measures
The exterior is a sixteen sided polygon, with 3 m thick brick walls. Its interior is composed of a single circular room, 17 m. in diameter, covered by a sphero-conical vault
Materials
The walls are covered with brick and the stone floor so that horses do not slip. The roof is made up of curved (Arab) tiles, with sixteen sides
Dating
end of 18th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Extraction work at the Nueva Concepción of Almadenejos mine.
Present use
Outside visit.
Original location
Almadenejos New Conception Mine.
Present location
Almadenejos New Conception Mine.
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
23. 5. 2022
Date Edited
Never