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Dorothea Quarry is a post-medieval and modern industrial slate quarry located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN199. The site encompasses the substantial remains of a significant slate extraction operation that developed from the eighteenth century onwards, including quarry faces, inclines, mill buildings, and winding houses that testify to the intensive industrial activity conducted there. The pyramids, inclines, and associated structures represent the technological infrastructure required for extracting, processing, and transporting slate from the quarry, reflecting the methods and scale of Welsh slate production during its period of major expansion. The surviving physical remains constitute an important record of post-medieval industrial heritage and the quarrying techniques employed in north Wales during the modern period.
Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN199. View the official record →
Dorothea Quarry is a post-medieval and modern industrial slate quarry located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN199. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN199.
Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc 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.
Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc 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 CN199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle Settlement Above Gilfach (6.2 km), Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone (7.7 km), Huts and Enclosures, Cwm Llefrith (8 km).
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