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Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry is a post-medieval and modern water power system located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The installation represents the application of hydraulic engineering to the slate quarrying industry, utilising water power to operate a chain-driven incline mechanism for the vertical transport of slate or waste material within the quarry workings. The system dates to the period of intensive slate extraction in North Wales, when quarry operators increasingly adopted mechanical innovations to improve extraction and handling efficiency. As a scheduled monument under Cadw designation ME186, the site preserves evidence of the technological integration of water supply and power generation systems within the industrial landscape of the slate industry.
Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME186. View the official record →
Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry is a post-medieval and modern water power system located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME186.
Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a water power system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys 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 ME186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren Hendre Cairn (1.5 km), Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline (1.8 km), Tomen Las Castle Mound (4.9 km).
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