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Blaen y Cae Slate Quarry is a Post-Medieval and Modern period slate extraction site located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CN301. The quarry represents the industrial development of slate working in North Wales during the period when the region became a major centre of slate production for roofing and building materials, supplying markets across Britain and beyond. The site preserves physical evidence of quarrying operations including extractive features characteristic of slate working practices, contributing to the archaeological record of Wales's significant slate industry heritage.
Blaen y Cae Slate Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN301. View the official record →
Blaen y Cae Slate Quarry is a Post-Medieval and Modern period slate extraction site located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CN301. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN301.
Blaen y Cae Slate Quarry dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a quarry. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Blaen y Cae Slate Quarry 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 CN301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle Settlement Above Gilfach (6.9 km), Cwm Llefrith cairn (8.2 km), Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone (8.3 km).
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