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Oakeley Quarry Tips is a slate quarry waste site located in Conwy, Wales, dating from the industrial period of slate extraction in North Wales. The tips represent the material discharge from slate quarrying operations, which formed a significant part of the regional economy during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference CN422, reflecting its importance as evidence of Wales's industrial heritage and the large-scale landscape modifications undertaken during the era of intensive slate working.
Oakeley Quarry Tips is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN422. View the official record →
Oakeley Quarry Tips is a slate quarry waste site located in Conwy, Wales, dating from the industrial period of slate extraction in North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN422.
Oakeley Quarry Tips dates from the industrial period, and is classified as a quarry. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Oakeley Quarry Tips 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 CN422.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pont Dol-y-Moch (4.9 km), Enclosed Hut Group at Nurse Cae Du (7.3 km), Afon Cynfal Deserted Rural Settlement (7.8 km).
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