Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry
Former slate quarry near Nantlle, in Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry was a slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley in North Wales. It was one of the last slate quarries operating in North Wales and the last operating in the Nantlle Valley area, finally closing in 1979.
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Location | |
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Location in Gwynedd | |
Location | near Nantlle |
County | Carnarvonshire (now Gwynedd) |
Country | Wales, UK |
Coordinates | 53°3′38″N 4°13′37″W SH 508 538 |
Production | |
Products | Slate |
Type | Quarry |
History | |
Closed | 1979 (1979) |
Tramways | |
History | |
Opened | 1862 |
Closed | 1979 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm); 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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