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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 mechanisation of slate quarrying operations, utilising water as a power source to operate the chain-driven incline system for moving material within the quarry. The structure dates from the period of intensive slate extraction in Wales, when quarries increasingly adopted powered machinery to improve productivity and efficiency. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference ME186, reflecting its significance as evidence of industrial heritage and the technological development of Welsh quarrying practices.
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 the UK.
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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