East Arvon Quarry
A window on the forest
| Date | 26 May 2012 | ||
| Location | Gwydyr Forest, Rhiwddolion | SH 76635 55796; 53.08507°N, 3.84335°W | |
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This small slate quarry, whose pit and waste tips are now very overgrown, once supported a community of 150 in the nearby settlement of Rhiwddolion. The quarry produced mainly slate slabs and closed in the early 20th century.
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Cutting through to the now densely overgrown quarry pit
Quarry building detail
Es increíble la cantidad de sitios así que tienes para tomar fotos, me parece estupendo, en este caso también me han gustado, aunque la segunda toma me encanta, saludos
ManoliRizoFotografia
May 28, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Sí, de veras hay muchos por aquí. Otra vez gracias por pasar y comentar.
Graham Stephen
May 29, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Como te digo, gracias a te por comentar, abrazos
ManoliRizoFotografia
May 29, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Como te digo, gracias a ti por compartir, abrazos
As I say to you, thanks to you for sharing, embraces
ManoliRizoFotografia
May 29, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Some lovely light you had there Graham, looks like a machete for clearing away some nature might be a useful tool to take for exploring this place though
andy
May 28, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Haha, yes – nature has taken a pretty firm grip there.
Graham Stephen
May 29, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Beautiful little forest there. As always, it’s nice to see nature filling in. It looks very lush.
Dezra Despain
May 29, 2012 at 12:20 am
Yes, the waste tips – normally a very conspicuous feature of a slate quarry – were hard to spot there, so overgrown is the place.
Graham Stephen
May 29, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Stunning Graham, brilliant photo’s best of the month for me so far
antiquityandadventures
May 29, 2012 at 7:37 am
Thank you very much!
Graham Stephen
May 29, 2012 at 7:11 pm
[...] village’ of Rhiwddolion is a remote settlement which once housed the workers of the nearby East Arvon Quarry. Situated on the route of the Roman road Sarn Helen above Betws-y-coed, its population at the end [...]
Rhiwddolion « GeoTopoi
May 29, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Always a pleasure following your photography.
ShimonZ
May 30, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Thanks very much for stopping by and leaving commenting Shimon!
Graham Stephen
May 30, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Lovely shot of the window onto the forest…and the stone detail with fascinating colours.
teigl
June 5, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Thanks Iain. There’s not an awful lot to see at this one. The pit itself is not easily accessible and is very overgrown. The waste tips are also wooded over, so not immediately obvious.
Graham Stephen
June 5, 2012 at 7:44 pm