Cwmorthin quarry

Cwmorthin Quarry
View of Cwmorthin Quarry across Llyn Cwmorthin
Location
Cwmorthin Quarry is located in Gwynedd
Cwmorthin Quarry
Cwmorthin Quarry
Location in Gwynedd
Coordinates52°59′39″N 3°58′02″W / 52.9942°N 3.9671°W / 52.9942; -3.9671
grid reference SH680459
View of Cwmorthin Quarry from the south

Cwmorthin quarry was a slate quarry west of the village of Tanygrisiau, north Wales. Quarrying on the site started in 1810. In 1860 it was connected to the Ffestiniog Railway. In 1900 it was acquired by the nearby Oakeley quarry and the two were connected underground. In 1970 it closed along with Oakeley. There was small-scale working in the 1980s and 1990s, and the mine finally closed in 1997.