This has been covered a couple of times and while only a small slate quarry a couple of the features made it worth a look.
There was some small-scale extraction of slate on this site from the 17th century, but commercial extraction began in 1857. The Cambrian Slate Company Ltd was formed to extract Ceiriog slate commercially. The company estimated that they would be producing 4,000 tons of slate per year, and spent £22,000 building tramways, an incline, a water engine, a weighing machine and various buildings and the scale of operation increased from 1873, when the Glyn Valley Tramway opened, providing an easier route to market for the output of the quarry. Production after 1938 was on a reduced scale, and the quarry closed in the winter of 1946/47, mainly due to a lack of workers.
We accessed this place through the drainage tunnel which was a cramped and wet experience but after exploring the place it looks like it can be accessed more easily. It's a pretty small quarry but the mini-ecosystems and the underground pools are nice. Much of it is flooded and it's a popular location for cave diving but there's still enough to see to make it worth a visit.
Thanks for looking.
There was some small-scale extraction of slate on this site from the 17th century, but commercial extraction began in 1857. The Cambrian Slate Company Ltd was formed to extract Ceiriog slate commercially. The company estimated that they would be producing 4,000 tons of slate per year, and spent £22,000 building tramways, an incline, a water engine, a weighing machine and various buildings and the scale of operation increased from 1873, when the Glyn Valley Tramway opened, providing an easier route to market for the output of the quarry. Production after 1938 was on a reduced scale, and the quarry closed in the winter of 1946/47, mainly due to a lack of workers.
We accessed this place through the drainage tunnel which was a cramped and wet experience but after exploring the place it looks like it can be accessed more easily. It's a pretty small quarry but the mini-ecosystems and the underground pools are nice. Much of it is flooded and it's a popular location for cave diving but there's still enough to see to make it worth a visit.
Thanks for looking.
