Maenofferen quarry

Maenofferen
The abandoned Maenofferen slate cutting mill, seen from the Rhiwbach Tramway No. 3 incline, 2007
Location
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Maenofferen quarry
Location in Gwynedd
LocationBlaenau Ffestiniog
CountyGwynedd
CountryWales
Coordinates53°00′04″N 3°55′07″W / 53.0012°N 3.9186°W / 53.0012; -3.9186
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Openedc.1800
The restored Maenofferen quarry shed at Minffordd Yard on the Ffestiniog Railway

Maenofferen quarry[1] (also known as Maen Offeren quarry[2]) is a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales and one of the major users of the Ffestiniog Railway. It continues to produce crushed slate on a limited scale under the ownership of the nearby Llechwedd quarry.

  1. ^ "Train Service". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 2 June 1899. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Fatal Accident". The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality. 5 March 1864. p. 8.