Penrhyn Slate Quarry

The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near , . At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen.
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  • Quarry
  • …is also known as “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • Description: slate quarry

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont y Ceunant and Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda.
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is a bridge, which is situated 1 mile east of Penrhyn Slate Quarry.
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Jerusalem Chapel, , … is situated 1¼ miles north of Penrhyn Slate Quarry.
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is situated 1¼ miles north of Penrhyn Slate Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mynydd Llandygai and Bethesda.
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is a small, partly forested hill in , .
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is a town in , .
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Penrhyn Slate Quarry.

Penrhyn Slate Quarry

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Latitude
53.16294° or 53° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.0659° or 4° 3′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C5Q5W7M+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30880963
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Wiki­data ID
Q1712484

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Penrhyn Slate Quarry” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • Catalan: “pedrera Penrhyn”
  • Catalan: “Pedrera Penrhyn”
  • Chinese: “彭林采石场”
  • Cornish: “Mengleudh an Penrhyn”
  • Czech: “Břidlicový důl Penrhyn”
  • Danish: “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • French: “carrière de Penrhyn”
  • French: “Carrière de Penrhyn”
  • Galician: “Canteira Penrhyn”
  • German: “Penrhyn-Steinbruch”
  • Hebrew: “מחצבת פנרין”
  • Italian: “Cava di Penrhyn”
  • Japanese: “ペンリン採石場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • Norwegian: “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cuaraidh Penrhyn”
  • Slovak: “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • Spanish: “Cantera Penrhyn”
  • Swedish: “Penrhyn Quarry”
  • Welsh: “Chwarel y Penrhyn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zip World Penrhyn Quarry and Weighbridge.

Nearby Places

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