Cymerau quarry

Cymerau
View of Cwm Ratgoed on 18 October 2008; the northern workings of Cymerau are in the middle distance, and the trackbed of the former Ratgoed Tramway passes below
Location
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Cymerau
Location in Gwynedd
Locationnear Aberllefenni
CountyMerioneth (now Gwynedd)
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°41′06″N 3°48′50″W / 52.68500°N 3.8140°W / 52.68500; -3.8140
grid reference SH 768 102
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Openedc.1860 (1860) (southern quarry);
c.1880 (northern quarry)
Activec.1860–1914; 1918–October 1946
ClosedOctober 1946 (October 1946) (both quarries)
Map of the area north of Aberllefenni, showing Cymerau quarry

Cymerau quarry was a slate quarry served by the Ratgoed Tramway, a horse-worked section of the Corris Railway. It is located about half a mile north of Aberllefenni in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), North Wales, on the eastern side of the isolated Cwm Ceiswyn. It worked the Narrow Vein, the highest-quality slate vein in the Abercorris Group.