North Wales
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Ffestiniog

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.
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Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: disused Welsh slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog
  • Also known as: “Blaen y Cwm Quarry” and “Blaen-y-cwm Quarry (disused)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cwt y Bugail quarry and Manod Mawr North Top.

Quarry
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a former slate quarry located east of in . It was first worked as a trial pit around 1840. Continuous production began in 1863 and continued until closure in 1961. is situated 1,900 feet north of Blaen y Cwm quarry.

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

Quarry
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a slate quarry located to the east of in . The quarry was a remote site; it was nearly 4 miles to north-east of Duffws, the Festiniog Railway's terminus in Blaenau Ffestiniog. is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Blaen y Cwm quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Penmachno and Manod.

Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village at the head of in .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Blaen y Cwm 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.

Blaen y Cwm quarry

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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cwm End Quarry and New Mill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blaen y Cwm quarry”. Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.