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Penrhyn Slate Quarry Railroad is a narrow-gauge railway that served the extensive slate quarrying operations at Penrhyn in Conwy, North Wales. Dating from the early nineteenth century, the line transported slate from the quarry workings down to Port Penrhyn on the Menai Strait, facilitating the export of the region's principal industrial product. The railway represents a significant example of industrial transport infrastructure associated with Wales's slate industry during its period of maximum extraction and commercial expansion. The surviving physical remains reflect the engineering requirements of moving heavy loads of slate across difficult terrain from quarry to maritime outlet.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry Railroad is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN415. View the official record →
Penrhyn Slate Quarry Railroad is a narrow-gauge railway that served the extensive slate quarrying operations at Penrhyn in Conwy, North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN415.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry Railroad dates from the industrial period, and is classified as a railway. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry Railroad 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 CN415.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dinorwic Quarry (6.4 km), Vivian Slate Quarry, Inclines, Walia & associated structures (6.6 km), The Holyhead Road: the Ogwen Pass (6.8 km).
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