Blaen y Cwm quarry

The Blaen y Cwm quarry was a slate quarry located east of in . It was first worked in some time between 1813 and 1818 and sporadically after that until 1914.
Wikipedia
Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Quarry
  • …is also known as “Blaen-y-cwm Quarry (disused)”
  • Description: disused Welsh slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cwt y Bugail quarry and Manod Mawr North Top.
Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a former slate quarry located east of in . is situated 1,900 feet north of Blaen y Cwm quarry.
Gabby77, Public domain.
is a mountain in and forms part of the Moelwynion.
Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a slate quarry located to the east of in . is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Blaen y Cwm quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Penmachno and Manod.
Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village at the head of in .
David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Blaen y Cwm quarry.
Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in .

Blaen y Cwm quarry

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Latitude
52.99903° or 52° 59′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.88667° or 3° 53′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C4RX4X7+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 363528995
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Wiki­data ID
Q4923794

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In Other Languages

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

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Highlights include Cwm End Quarry and New Mill.

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