Abercwmeiddaw


Slate Quarry
Worked from 1849?

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot


Hunter machine bores
North Wales
Corris
52.666863, -3.8557892
SH 7460 0930
Private Land
200m
#1,707

Pit with number of large bore drilled tunnels.***

Publications (5)

  • (1987); WMS Newsletter Issue 16 Jun; 3 pages
  • (1990); WMS Newsletter Issue 22 Jun; 8 pages
  • (2003); WMS Newsletter Issue 48 Apr; 32 pages
  • Edited by D. J. Linton (2015); Welsh Mines & Mining - Mining Technology - Technical Innovation in the Extractive Industries; 181 pages
  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968
Abercwmeiddaw Quarry (disused) Old quarryPitInclinePit and binoculasWheelpit and incline up to millHunter machine boresHunter machine boresHunter machine boresShelfHunter machine boreHaulage aditHunter machine boreHaulage aditAbercwmeiddaw - isolated fragment of 'binoculers'Abercwmeiddaw - 'binoculers'Abercwmeiddaw - haulage adit

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