Abercorris quarry
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The Abercorris quarry was a slate quarry worked between the mid-1840s and the early 1950s. It was located at Corris Uchaf about 5 miles north of Machynlleth, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The quarry w
The remains of Abercorris quarry in 2009
Ratgoed quarry
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Ratgoed quarry was the northernmost of the slate quarries served by the Corris Railway. It is one mile north of Aberllefenni in Gwynedd, Mid Wales, on the western side of Mynydd Llwydiarth. The quarry
Abercorris quarry
…with limited success, and after the turn of the century it began to struggle. In 1909, the owners reached agreement with the owners of the nearby Ratgoed and Cymerau quarries to combine their output and sell it through a single agent. But in 1910 they produced just 310 tons of finished slate. The quarry…
The waste tips of Ratgoed quarry in 2018