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March 2025 Following my recent report from the Maenofferen Slate Mine with @Acid-reflux I thought I would share a few photos from the Cutting Mill that the mine would have once supplied. Around the turn of the 19th century, workers from Diphwys quarry began extracting slate at Maenofferen...

For a few trips Wrysgan had been our back up mine on the way back to the car from another mine but turned out to be our back up mine following Croesor on the other side of the hill. Also while Wrysgan is one of the closest mines from the parking spot its still a bloody darn good hike!! Defending...

An amazing place to explore with two main areas, one above ground in the old slate workshop and the other inside a mine. The locations are part of the Talwaenydd quarry which covers a large area however the most interesting section is located in the East section around 2km North East of Blaenau...