Pit. Site cleared late 20C - previously there was a tip.
This was a pit working that in 1883 employed just six men who produced 78 tons of slate. Notably, the quarry was an early adopter of producer gas technology, using a producer gas engine to generate electricity for its operations. The gas producer would likely have converted wood—readily available locally—into combustible gas to drive an engine that powered a generator.
Publications (5)
- Gwyn, David, (2015); Welsh Slate: archaeology and history of an industry; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; 9781871184518
- Lindsay, Jean (1974); History of the North Wales Slate Industry; David & Charles; pp.324; 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; 0863815874
