Rhosydd quarry

Rhosydd quarry was a slate quarry in the Moelwyn mountains, northeast of in . Small-scale working of the site began in the 1830s, but was hampered by the remote location, and the lack of a transport system to carry the slates to markets.
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Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: disused slate mine in North Wales
  • Also known as: “Rhosydd Barracks” and “Rhosydd Quarry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Conglog quarry and Llyn Cwm Corsiog.

Quarry
Photo: Paul Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a small enterprise situated to the north-west of , near in Wales. It was overshadowed by the much bigger Rhosydd quarry a little further to the west. is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Rhosydd quarry.

Lake
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a subsidiary summit of in , and forms part of the Moelwynion. The mountain overlooks the village of and from where the mountain can easily be ascended.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Village
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is a village and area within in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of , north-west . It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rhosydd quarry.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in . is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.

Village
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is a small village in , Wales, located at the foot of , in Cwm , in the community of . The Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Incline. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Rhosydd quarry.

Rhosydd quarry

Latitude
52.99669° or 52° 59′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.9907° or 3° 59′ 27″ west
Inception
January 1st, 1856
Open location code
9C4RX2W5+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1037842606
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q7321513
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In Other Languages

“Rhosydd quarry” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Chwarel Rhosydd”
  • Welsh: “Chwarel y Rhosydd”

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