Pant Dreiniog


Slate Quarry
Worked from 1850 to 1920s

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot

Nov 20th, 2025 by BertyBasset



Pant Dreiniog Slate Quarry
North Wales
Bethesda
53.1837883, -4.0610685
SH 6237 6717
Private Land
180m
#1,204


Pit/Underground. Landscaped, although there is some quarry housing nearby.



Began operations around 1850 as a combination of a pit with underground workings. It experienced significant expansion during the 1860s and 1870s before entering a period of steep decline in the late 1870s. The site utilized steam haulage and locomotives for transport, and there is also a record of it employing a water balance system. Following the major industrial disputes of the early 20th century, the quarry operated as part of the North Wales Slate Quarries workers’ co-operative starting in 1903. It finally closed in 1911 after a period of joint operation with the Moel Faban and Tan y Bwlch quarries. The site was briefly re-opened in the 1920s in an unsuccessful attempt to manufacture slate powder!


Publications (5)

  • Gwyn, David, (2015); Welsh Slate: archaeology and history of an industry; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; 9781871184518
  • Lindsay, Jean (1974); History of the North Wales Slate Industry; David & Charles; pp.327; ISBN 0-71536-264-X
  • Richards, Alun J. (2013); Slate Quarrying in Wales; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch; ISBN 1-84527-026-6
  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968
  • Richards, Alun John, (1999); The Slate Regions of North and Mid Wales and their Railways; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch; 0863815929


Pant Dreiniog Slate Quarry



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