Wenallt

aka Cambergi, Cwmbergi, or Carnbergi

Slate Quarry
Worked from 1880s to 1880s

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot

Jan 28th, 2026 by BertyBasset


Ruin near Aberllefenni This is the remains of the cutting sheds for Cambergi Quarry. The quarry was directly above on the hillside at the top of a long incline.
North Wales
Aberllefenni
52.6807785, -3.8282714
SH 7650 1080
Private Land
350m
#1,728

7 level terrace quarry. Inclines and drums.***

Publications (7)

  • (1988); WMS Newsletter Issue 18 May; 12 pages
  • (1991); CATMHS - Newsletter 031-November; 31 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. (2004); Slate Quarrying at Corris; pp.77; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch; ISBN 1-84524-068-5
  • 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; 0863815622
Ruin near Aberllefenni This is the remains of the cutting sheds for Cambergi Quarry. The quarry was directly above on the hillside at the top of a long incline.

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