Abercorris Slate Quarry

Abercorris Slate Quarry is a quarry in Corris, Gwynedd, Wales. Abercorris Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the peak Godre Fynydd, as well as near Abercwmeiddaw Slate Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Corris Institute and Corris Railway Museum.

Corris Institute

Community center

Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corris Institute is a community center, which is situated 3,300 feet south of Abercorris Slate Quarry.

Corris Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corris Railway Museum is situated 3,500 feet south of Abercorris Slate Quarry.

Hughes Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Hughes Memorial in Corris is a memorial obelisk commemorating Alfred W. Hughes, who served as a surgeon in the Second Boer War. Hughes died of fever in South Africa in 1900. Hughes Memorial is situated 3,500 feet south of Abercorris Slate Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corris Uchaf and Aberllefenni.

Corris Uchaf

Village

Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corris Uchaf, also known as Upper Corris, is a village in the south of Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature. It lies about 1.5 miles north of Corris.

Aberllefenni

Village

Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, in the valley of the Afon Dulas, and in the community of Corris.

Esgairgeiliog

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Esgairgeiliog is a village in Powys, Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and Afon Dulas' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and the Centre for Alternative Technology lies about a mile south of the village. Esgairgeiliog is situated 2 miles south of Abercorris Slate Quarry.

Abercorris Slate Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.66309° or 52° 39′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.84385° or 3° 50′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C4RM574+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 410654117

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Highlights include Godre Fynydd and Abercwmeiddaw Slate Quarry.

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