Penarth Quarry
Penarth Quarry is a quarry and a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: slate quarry near Carrog, Denbighshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Penarth Slate Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrog railway station and Moel Fferna.
Carrog railway station
Railway stop
Photo: john salter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrog railway station in Denbighshire, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. A camping coach was positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962. Carrog railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Penarth Quarry.
Moel Fferna
Peak
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Fferna is a mountain in Denbighshire, Wales and forms part of the Berwyn range. It is the most northern outpost of the range. The summit is covered in deep heather and has a shelter cairn. Moel Fferna is situated 1½ miles south of Penarth Quarry.
Caer Drewyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caer Drewyn is an early Iron Age hillfort to the north of the town of Corwen, Denbighshire. It has a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides; there is a guard chamber within the north-east entrance, and it has a deep defensive ditch. Caer Drewyn is situated 1½ miles northwest of Penarth Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrog and Clawdd Poncen.
Carrog
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrog is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, near Corwen. Formerly referred to as Llansanffraid-Glyn Dyfrdwy, as it lies within the parish of Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy, it takes its modern name from the Great Western Railway station on the opposite bank of the River Dee, which in turn took its name from the Carrog estate on that bank.
Clawdd Poncen
Village
Clawdd Poncen is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 1.3 miles northwest of Corwen, on the opposite bank of the River Dee. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300. Clawdd Poncen is situated 2½ miles northwest of Penarth Quarry.
Cynwyd
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cynwyd is a small village and community in the Edeirnion area of Denbighshire in Wales, located about 2 miles south west of the town of Corwen. It had a population of 528 in 2001, increasing to 542 at the census 2011, and is home to a large factory, run by Ifor Williams Trailers. Cynwyd is situated 3½ miles west of Penarth Quarry.
Penarth Quarry
- Categories: slate quarry, Site of Special Scientific Interest, and industry
- Location: Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97181° or 52° 58′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.32958° or 3° 19′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C4RXMCC+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 388470041OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q7162268
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In Other Languages
“Penarth Quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Penarth”
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Highlights include Penarth Slate Mine and Carrog Village Hall.
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