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Gorseddau Slate Quarry is a post-medieval and modern slate extraction site located in Conwy, Wales, reflecting the industrial exploitation of the region's rich slate deposits. The quarry represents the expansion of slate working in North Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when demand for roofing slate drove intensive quarrying operations across the landscape. The site's physical remains illustrate the methods and scale of slate extraction typical of this period, with evidence of the quarrying infrastructure and working practices that characterised Welsh slate production. As a scheduled ancient monument, Gorseddau preserves an important record of industrial heritage and the economic significance of slate quarrying to the local and regional economy.
Gorseddau Slate Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN303. View the official record →
Gorseddau Slate Quarry is a post-medieval and modern slate extraction site located in Conwy, Wales, reflecting the industrial exploitation of the region's rich slate deposits. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN303.
Gorseddau 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.
Gorseddau 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 CN303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of (4.1 km), Roman Bath-House, Tremadoc (5.4 km), Ty'n y Berllan Settlement (6.5 km).
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