Penrhyngwyn


Slate Quarry
Worked from mid 18C

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot


North Wales
Dolgellau
52.715955, -3.9192438
SH 7046 1487
Open Access
285m
#1,612

Open quarry worked at several levels underground.**

Publications (5)

  • (1990); WMS Newsletter Issue 23 Dec; 8 pages
  • Gwyn, David, (2015); Welsh Slate: archaeology and history of an industry; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; 9781871184518
  • 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; 0863815953

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