Wales, Gwynedd
Rhiwbach slate quarry village
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: slate pencils, tramway and mill iron, bottle glass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
1812 to 1952 remote slate quarry community
Remote slate quarry east of Blaenau Ffestiniog worked from 1812 and linked to the Ffestiniog Railway by the Rhiwbach Tramway. A self-contained community grew up with houses, a shop and a meeting room used as school and chapel; when it closed in 1952 the last two men living in Welsh slate barracks left.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open quarry pitsUnstable slate tips, remote upland
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