Location | |
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Location in Gwynedd | |
Location | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
County | Gwynedd |
Country | Wales |
Coordinates | 52°59′53″N 3°54′58″W / 52.998°N 3.916°W grid reference SH7142946270 |
Production | |
Products | Slate |
Type | Quarry |
History | |
Discovered | 1760s |
Opened | 1800 |
Active | 1800-1890; 1920-1927 |
Closed | 1955 |
Diphwys Casson quarry (sometimes known as Diphwys quarry or Diffwys quarry) was a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales. It was one of the major users of the Ffestiniog Railway.