Llwyngwern quarry

Llwyngwern
One of the quarry's original buildings, re-used by the Centre for Alternative Technology
Location
Map of Powys showing the position of the quarry
Map of Powys showing the position of the quarry
Llwyngwern
Location in Powys
Locationnear Pantperthog
CountyMontgomeryshire (now Powys)
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°37′25″N 3°50′26″W / 52.623502°N 3.840429°W / 52.623502; -3.840429
grid reference SH 754 044
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1828 (1828)
Active1828–1840s; 1853–July 1903; 1905–1910; 1920–1937; 1938–1941
Closed1941 (1941)

The Llwyngwern quarry (sometimes known as Glandulas quarry[1] or Maglona quarry) was a slate quarry in Wales that opened by 1828 and continued working until about 1950.[2] The quarry is located on the western flank of Mynydd Llwyn-gwern.

  1. ^ Richards, Alun John (1994). Slate Quarrying at Corris. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-279-1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference crs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).