Frongoch Quarry
Frongoch slate quarry was a slate quarry and mine in Mid Wales, approximately halfway between Aberdyfi and Pennal. The quarry was named after a nearby farm of the same name. 'Fron goch' is Welsh for 'Red breast'.
WT79, Public domain.- Quarry
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 feet (30 metres)
- …is also known as “Frongoch quarry, Aberdyfi”
- Description: disused slate quarry near Aberdyfi, in Mid-Wales, UK
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Eglwys Fach
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Frongoch Quarry
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Latitude
52.5573° or 52° 33′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.97177° or 3° 58′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C4RH24H+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = quarry
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Frongoch Quarry” goes by many names.
Chwarel Fron-gôchWelsh
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