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Oakeley Quarry Tips is an industrial quarry in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CN422. The site is developed upon Arenig Rocks of Undifferentiated composition, a geological formation dating to the Arenigian period. The bedrock comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, strata typical of the Lower Ordovician rocks that underlie much of central Wales.
The quarry represents the material legacy of slate and stone extraction that shaped the Welsh landscape during the industrial era. The tips themselves—spoil heaps and waste deposits accumulated from quarrying operations—form distinctive landforms characteristic of extractive industry sites. These accumulations preserve evidence of the quarrying techniques and scale of working that defined this particular industrial operation.
The protection of Oakeley Quarry Tips recognises the archaeological and historical significance of industrial quarrying as a major economic activity in Wales. Such sites retain stratigraphic and structural information about working methods, production volumes and the industrial organisation of stone extraction. The quarry tips contribute to understanding the industrial heritage and landscape transformation of the region during the period of intensive mineral and slate working.
Oakeley Quarry Tips is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN422. View the official record →
Oakeley Quarry Tips is an industrial quarry in Wales, protected as a scheduled 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Oakeley Quarry Tips's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Oakeley Quarry Tips stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.