Abercwmeiddaw quarry

Abercwmeiddaw
The upper pit of Abercwmeiddaw quarry in 2009
Location
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Abercwmeiddaw
Location in Gwynedd
Locationnear Corris Uchaf
CountyMerioneth
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°39′48″N 3°50′43″W / 52.6632°N 3.8453°W / 52.6632; -3.8453
grid reference SH6770445603
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1840s
Active
  • 1840s–February 1886
  • late 1890s–1905
  • 1911–1917
  • 1924–1938 (sporadically)
Closed1938 (1938)

The Abercwmeiddaw quarry was a slate quarry that operated between the 1840s[1] and 1938.[2] It was located at Corris Uchaf about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Machynlleth, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The quarry was connected to the Corris Railway via the Upper Corris Tramway which carried its products to the Cambrian Railways at Machynlleth for distribution.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ajr1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Eade, Sara (2013). Slate Below: A Study of Corris, Abercwmeiddaw and Abercorris Quarries the Tramway and the Social Life of a Merionethshire Village. Newtown: Imprint Design & Print. ISBN 978-0-9565652-3-5.
  3. ^ Richards, Alun John (1994). Slate Quarrying at Corris. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-279-1.