Cwm Ebol quarry

The Cwm Ebol quarry was a slate quarry about 1 mile north west of the village of in . It operated from about 1860 to about 1906. It was the last Welsh slate quarry connected only to a trans-shipment point instead of directly to a railway.
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: former slate quarry in Mid-Wales
  • Also known as: “Cwmebol quarry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mynydd Esgairweddan and Tarrenhendre.

Peak
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is a hill near in southern , Wales. Nearby is the tiny settlement of Esgairweddan. It is very close to the site of the old Roman fort of Cefn Caer.

Peak
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is a mountain in , . It is one of the Marilyns in the group. is situated 1½ miles north of Cwm Ebol quarry.

Hotel
Photo: Peter Broster, CC0.
is situated 1 mile southeast of Cwm Ebol quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pennal and Derwenlas.

Village
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is a village and community on the A493 road in southern , Wales, on the north bank of the , near . It lies in the historic county of and is within the .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in northern , Wales. It is part of the community of . Part of the historic county of from 1536 to 1974, it lies on the and was once a port serving the market town of . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cwm Ebol quarry.

Hamlet
is a small hamlet in the county of in on the A487 trunk road from to . Castle was built in the Regency Gothic style in 1810 for George Jeffreys. is situated 3 miles south of Cwm Ebol quarry.

Cwm Ebol quarry

Latitude
52.59706° or 52° 35′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.93807° or 3° 56′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C4RH3W6+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405882593
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Wiki­data ID
Q85754873
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In Other Languages

“Cwm Ebol quarry” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Chwarel Cwm Ebol”
  • Welsh: “Chwarel Cwmebol”

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Highlights include Ffridd Esgairweddan and Bryn Pennal.

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