Dorothea quarry
Dorothea quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley area in North Wales. It covers a large area near the village of Talysarn and contains three flooded deep lakes.
- Quarry
- Description: former slate quarry near Nantlle, in Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as“Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc”“Dorothea Slate Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and Ysgol Baladeulyn.
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Lake
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales.
Ysgol Baladeulyn
School
Ysgol Baladeulyn is a school, which is situated 1 mile east of Dorothea quarry.
Llyn Ffynhonnau
Lake
Llyn Ffynhonnau is a lake, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Dorothea quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantlle and Talysarn.
Nantlle
Village
Nantlle is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales.
Dorothea quarry
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
53.05551° or 53° 3′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.24071° or 4° 14′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C5Q3Q45+6P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Dorothea quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Dorothea”
- Welsh: “Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Talysarn Hall and Gallt-y-fedw Slate Quarry.
Nearby Places
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