Conglog


Slate Mine
Worked from 1854 to 1909

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot

Nov 22nd, 2025 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Tanygrisiau
53.0008774, -3.9838958
SH 6696 4668
Private Land
350m
#1,016


Small mine producing slab situated between Cwmorthin and Rhosydd. 2 adits leading to chambering. **

Three chambers open to surface. Also adit above the path leading to one of the chambers. Remains of incline leading to small set of buildings with slate columns as launder supports.

The mill once housed eight saws, two planers, and one slate-dressing machine; although much adapted for agricultural use today, the wheel pit and supports for the launder (water channel) survive. The tramway route serving the quarry remains clearly traceable across the landscape.



Small, compact underground slate quarry operating from 1854 until 1909, primarily producing slab. In its later years, it was run by a local syndicate, but it never achieved large-scale output. Initial production approached four figures, but for most of its life, output was about a quarter of that amount. Employment rarely exceeded 20 workers, eventually declining to just two part-time workers from nearby Rhosydd quarry. Slate blocks were lowered down an incline to a modest water-powered mill. After 1875, finished slate products were transported using an extension of the Cwmorthin Tramway.



Publications (3)

  • (2003); CATMHS - Newsletter 071-May; 29 pages
  • (2005); CATMHS - Newsletter 081-November; 29 pages
  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968


Conglog water pipesConglog - support for wooden laundersConglog - mill?



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