Llwyngwern quarry
Disused slate quarry in Powys, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Llwyngwern quarry (sometimes known as Glandulas quarry[1] or Maglona quarry) was a slate quarry in Wales that opened by 1828 and continued working until about 1950.[2] The quarry is located on the western flank of Mynydd Llwyn-gwern.
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Location | |
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Location in Powys | |
Location | near Pantperthog |
County | Montgomeryshire (now Powys) |
Country | Wales, UK |
Coordinates | 52.623502°N 3.840429°W / 52.623502; -3.840429 grid reference SH 754 044 |
Production | |
Products | Slate |
Type | Quarry |
History | |
Opened | 1828 (1828) |
Active | 1828–1840s; 1853–July 1903; 1905–1910; 1920–1937; 1938–1941 |
Closed | 1941 (1941) |
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