Penmachno quarry

Penmachno
View of the Penmachno quarry from the north-west, in 2007
Location
Map of Conwy showing the position of the quarry
Map of Conwy showing the position of the quarry
Penmachno quarry
Location in Conwy
Locationnear Cwm Penmachno
CountyConwy County Borough
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates53°00′18″N 3°51′35″W / 53.005111°N 3.859802°W / 53.005111; -3.859802
grid reference SH7522046962
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Openedc.1818 (1818)
Activec.1818-1909; 1909-1962
Closed1962 (1962)
View of the infilled main pit from the south. The outline of the northern mill can be seen just beyond the two remaining buildings
Penmachno quarry around 1875, showing the northern mill

The Penmachno quarry (also known as Cwm Machno quarry, Rhiwfachno quarry,[1] or Tan-y-Rhiw quarry) was a slate quarry near Cwm Penmachno, Conwy, North Wales. It was directly below the Rhiwbach Quarry. It was worked between 1818 and 1962.[2]

  1. ^ "Accident". North Wales Weekly News. 24 December 1909.
  2. ^ Richards, Alun John (1999). The Slate Regions of North and Mid-Wales and Their Railways. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 978-0-86381-552-2.