Quarries · North Wales
Parc quarry
Parc quarry — Disused slate quarry near Croesor in Gwynedd (formerly Merionethshire), Wales, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tan y Bwlch · 3.1 km
About
Parc quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Disused slate quarry near Croesor in Gwynedd (formerly Merionethshire), Wales, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.9727°, -4.0462°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Parc Quarry was a compact underground slate quarry in the Croesor Valley, Gwynedd, North Wales. It was connected to the Croesor Tramway, which ran through the valley. The quarry concentrated on producing specialist slate products, rather than roofing slates, and was managed for much of the time by the innovator Moses Kellow. It operated for about 50 years, from 1870 to 1920.
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Background
History
The Croesor Valley is bleak and remote, even today, but in the 1860s the Croesor Tramway was constructed along it, to facilitate the transport of slate products from Rhosydd quarry and Croesor quarry at the head of the valley. The tramway was built without Parliamentary authority in two parts, a section from Porthmadog to a rocky outcrop at Carreg-Hylldrem, to the north-west of the hamlet of Llanfrothen, which was constructed by obtaining a series of Wayleaves, and a continuation eastwards, beginning with the two Parc inclines, which was effectively a private tramway, as it was built on land leased by various quarry owners. It opened for traffic on 1 August 1864, when the first four loaded…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9727, -4.0462
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Llanfrothen
- Postcode
- LL48 6SP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nearest railway station
- Tan y Bwlch — 3.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q28447995 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Parc quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Parc quarry?
- Parc quarry is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL48 6SP), in the parish of Llanfrothen.
- Who owns Parc quarry?
- Parc quarry is owned by | official website =.
- How do I get to Parc quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Tan y Bwlch, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL48 6SP.