Rhiwddolion

Rhiwddolion

Date	26 May 2012
Location	Gwydyr Forest, Betws-y-coed	SH 76946 55728; 53.08453°N, 3.83868°W
Information	The ‘forgotten 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 of the 19th century was 150. But when the East Arvon and the neighbouring quarries closed in the early 20th century the workers moved away abandoning their cottages. Today four properties in the village, including the former chapel-cum-school, are let as holiday accommodation, the rest of the buildings are in ruins, slowly being reclaimed by nature. Bryn Derw; The Landmark Trust – Rhiwddolion

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
Information	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.