Wrysgan quarry

Wrysgan
The ruined Wrysgan mill with the slate stacking yard beyond
Location
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Wrysgan quarry
Location in Gwynedd
Locationnear Blaenau Ffestiniog
CountyGwynedd
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°59′27.96″N 3°58′16.32″W / 52.9911000°N 3.9712000°W / 52.9911000; -3.9712000
grid reference SH6770445603
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1830s
Closed1946 (1946)
The 625 ft high exit incline from Wrysgan

Wrysgan quarry was a slate quarry near the village of Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Festiniog, North Wales. It was worked intermittently from the 1830s, and was worked continuously from c.1850 until 1946. Wrysgan was an underground slate quarry, which was located on a small inaccessible site, some 1,390 feet (420 m) above sea level, to the west of Cwmorthin.