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'.Photo: WT79, Public domain.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: Disused slate quarry near Aberdyfi, in Mid-Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Fron-goch quarry”, “Fron-gôch quarry”, “Frongoch Quarry”, “Frongôch quarry”, and “Frongoch quarry, Aberdyfi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bearded Lake and Dovey Junction railway station.
Dovey Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovey Junction is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian Coast Line to Pwllheli. Dovey Junction railway station is situated 2 miles east of Frongoch quarry.
Ynyshir
Restaurant
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ynyshir is a restaurant in Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales. It is run by head chef Gareth Ward, who owns it with his partner Amelia Eiriksson, and in 2022 became the first restaurant in Wales to be awarded two Michelin stars. Ynyshir is situated 1½ miles southeast of Frongoch quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eglwys Fach and Glandyfi.
Eglwys Fach
Village
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eglwys Fach, also known as Eglwys-fach or Eglwysfach, is a small village, roughly 12 miles outside of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is known for being the home of Welsh poet R. Eglwys Fach is situated 1½ miles southeast of Frongoch quarry.
Glandyfi
Hamlet
Glandyfi is a small hamlet in the county of Ceredigion in Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth. Glandyfi Castle was built in the Regency Gothic style in 1810 for George Jeffreys. Glandyfi is situated 1½ miles east of Frongoch quarry.
Furnace
Village
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furnace is a hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth, near Eglwysfach. It is the location of the Dyfi Furnace, used from the 1750s to the 19th century to make pig iron with charcoal as fuel. Furnace is situated 2 miles southeast of Frongoch quarry.
Frongoch quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.5573° or 52° 33′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.97177° or 3° 58′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C4RH24H+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 812895182OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q86756243
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In Other Languages
“Frongoch quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Fron-goch”
- Welsh: “Chwarel Fron-gôch”
- Welsh: “Chwarel Frongoch”
- Welsh: “Chwarel Frongôch”
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Highlights include Aberdovey Lodge Park and Plas Panteidal.
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