Nyth y Gigfran


Slate Mine

Worked from 1860

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot


The dramatic incline from Nyth y Gigfran Quarry Chwarel Nyth-y-Gigfran ("raven's-nest quarry) is located on a narrow ledge above a sheer drop.
North Wales
Blaenau Ffestiniog
52.996095, -3.9539945
SH 6896 4609
Open Access
330m
#1,514

Small underground working with adits through to Oakeley from platform on cliff.**

Publications (1)

  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968
The dramatic incline from Nyth y Gigfran Quarry Chwarel Nyth-y-Gigfran ("raven's-nest quarry) is located on a narrow ledge above a sheer drop.

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