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Penrhyn Quarry is a slate extraction site in Conwy, Wales, that developed as one of the major industrial undertakings of the nineteenth century. The quarry complex demonstrates the scale and infrastructure of Victorian slate production, including relict quarried areas that reveal the extent of extraction, alongside ancillary structures such as a quarry hospital that served the substantial workforce employed in this hazardous industry. The site encompasses underground levels that attest to the depth of quarrying operations and the engineering challenges of large-scale slate extraction. As a designated scheduled ancient monument, Penrhyn Quarry preserves evidence of the industrial heritage and working practices characteristic of Wales's slate industry during its period of greatest expansion and economic importance.
Penrhyn Quarry: relict areas, quarry hospital and underground levels is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN416. View the official record →
Penrhyn Quarry is a slate extraction site in Conwy, Wales, that developed as one of the major industrial undertakings of the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN416.
Penrhyn Quarry: relict areas, quarry hospital and underground levels dates from the industrial period, and is classified as a quarry. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Penrhyn Quarry: relict areas, quarry hospital and underground levels 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 CN416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnedd Fach cairn (3.7 km), The Holyhead Road: the Ogwen Pass (4.4 km), Nant Ffrancon Anti-invasion Defences (4.7 km).
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