Two pits and adits.**
Fragmentary remains of dressing sheds, a smithy, and a haulage incline survive. Lower on the site are the mill ruins, including a wheel pit and launder pillars. Behind the working area are traces of a reservoir.
Commenced in 1840s, producing roughly 110 tons per annum. Material exited the two pits via a drainage adit, while waste was raised by a horse whim. Later, publisher Thomas Gee installed a hydraulic winch to haul rubbish up an incline. Gee also constructed a water-powered mill equipped with a sand saw. Employment remained under a dozen men. Although the railway ran close by, the quarry never obtained a connection. Operations ended before World War I.
Publications (3)
- Gwyn, David, (2015); Welsh Slate: archaeology and history of an industry; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; 9781871184518
- 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; 0863815970
