Bwlch y Ddwy Elor

aka Bwlch y Ddeilior

Slate Quarry

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot

Jan 27th, 2026 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Rhyd Ddu
53.034668, -4.1545057
SH 5563 5077
Open Access
350m
#1,423


Small pit with cutting and possible wheelpit.



Unmechanised working that produced 160 tons in 1883 with 7 men working.


Publications (6)

  • Gwyn, David, (2015); Welsh Slate: archaeology and history of an industry; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; 9781871184518
  • Jones, Gwynfor P., Richards, Alun J. (2004); Cwm Gwyrfai; pp.99-101; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch ISBN 0-86381-897-8
  • Lindsay, Jean (1974); History of the North Wales Slate Industry; David & Charles; pp.312; ISBN 0-71536-264-X
  • Richards, Alun J. (2013); Slate Quarrying in Wales; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch; ISBN 1-84527-026-6
  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968
  • Richards, Alun John, (1999); The Slate Regions of North and Mid Wales and their Railways; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch; 0863815603





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