Cwt y Bugail quarry

The Cwt y Bugail quarry is a former slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. It was first worked as a trial pit around 1840. Continuous production began in 1863 and continued until closure in 1961.

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Quarry
Description: former slate quarry east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales
Also known as: “Cwt y Bugail Quarry”, “Cwt-y-bugail Quarry”, and “Cwt-y-Bugail quarry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blaen y Cwm quarry and Llyn Bowydd.

Blaen y Cwm quarry

Quarry

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Blaen y Cwm quarry was a slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. It was first worked in some time between 1813 and 1818 and sporadically after that until 1914. Blaen y Cwm quarry is situated 1,900 feet south of Cwt y Bugail quarry.

Llyn Bowydd

Reservoir

Photo: Vivien and Geoff Crowder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Bowydd is a reservoir.

Manod Mawr North Top

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Manod Mawr North Top is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It lies directly to the north of its parent Manod Mawr, separated by the Graig Ddu Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Penmachno and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Cwm Penmachno

Village

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwm Penmachno is a village at the head of Cwm Machno in North Wales.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog 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.