Cedryn Quarry, looking towards Llyn Eigiau
| Date | 25 February 2012 | ||
| Location | Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau | SH 71958 63581; 53.15391°N, 3.91625°W | |
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Records of quarrying for slate at Cedryn date back to 1827. In 1874 the Caedryn Slate Quarry Company (incorporated in 1863) became the Caedryn and Cwm Eigiau Slate Company, the operation then also encompassing the other small slate quarry in the cwm. The slate, however, was not of a high quality and the company went out of business in 1885. Product from the quarry was originally transported by pack horse to the quays on the river Conwy at Dolgarrog. Around 1860, pack horses were superseded by draught animals as a four-mile-long horse-powered tramway opened from the quarry to Porth Llwyd wharf. Around 1863 the Cedryn Quarry Tramway was extended by a mile westwards to also serve Cwm Eigiau Quarry. The extended line — the Eigiau Quarry Tramway — operated until around 1888.
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Cedryn Quarry (upper right) and the Eigiau Tramway
Westwards on the Eigiau Tramway
A fabulous set of photos, and a place we have been planning on visiting for a while. I really love the first photo, something really special about it.
Thanks Iain, I think you’d like it in Cwm Eigiau.
You do dark and moody so well, Graham. Beautiful photos. 🙂
Thank you kindly, Katie. Dark is good!
Westwards on the Eigiau Tramway has me wandering into dark and forbidding parts. I can hear the crunch of gravel as I wander through the quarry. Captivating.
Thanks. I’m glad you found it evocative.
Some great photos. Makes me want to visit the area when I visit Wales this summer.
Thank you. There is some beautiful scenery to see.
Beautiful pictures. I like what you’re doing with the black and white!
Thank you Shimon. I’m glad you like them.
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