Scheduled MonumentsWalesAlltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline
Post Medieval/Modern · Incline

Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline

Meirionnydd, Wales
Cadw SAM ME205
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Incline
Broad class
Transport
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline is a Post Medieval and Modern transport structure located in Meirionnydd, Wales, serving the slate extraction industry that characterised the region from the eighteenth century onwards. The incline represents the mechanical infrastructure developed to move slate from quarry workings to processing and distribution points, employing gravity-assisted systems typical of Welsh slate quarry operations. The structure dates to the period when Meirionnydd was a significant centre of slate production, with quarries operating intensively throughout the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries. As a recorded scheduled monument under Cadw's protection, the incline survives as material evidence of the industrial heritage and engineering solutions adopted in the slate industry of North Wales.

Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME205. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline?

Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline is a Post Medieval and Modern transport structure located in Meirionnydd, Wales, serving the slate extraction industry that characterised the region from the eighteenth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME205.

What period does Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline date from?

Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a incline. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline?

Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is ME205.

What other scheduled monuments are near Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry (1.8 km), Tarren Hendre Cairn (2.6 km), Craig yr Aderyn Hillfort (3.6 km).

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