At the summit of Carnedd Dafydd
| Date | 8 September 2012 | ||
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Carnedd Dafydd Carnedd Llewelyn Yr Elen |
SH 66293 63045; 53.14770°N, 4.00069°W SH 68373 64357; 53.16001°N, 3.97014°W SH 67308 65147; 53.16684°N, 3.98638°W |
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Other posts on the Carneddau range
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Ruined barracks, with Craig yr Ysfa in the background
| Date | 25 February 2012 | ||
| Location | Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau | SH 70133 63594; 53.15358°N, 3.94353°W | |
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The tramway linking the nearby Cedryn Quarry to the river Conwy at Dolgarrog was extended to Cwm Eigiau Quarry in about 1863. From 1874 to 1885 the quarry was operated by the Caedryn and Cwm Eigiau Slate Company, which since 1863 had been the Caedryn Slate Quarry Company. The venture was ultimately unsuccessful owing to the poor quality of the slate. The slate mill was powered by waterwheel and the remains of a wall carrying water to the wheel and of the wheel pit can still be seen. Some of the quarrymen would have lodged in the barracks at the quarry complex; others would have walked to work from Bethesda – a hike of at least six miles up and over a 900-metre-high col in the Carneddau mountains. Rock Cannon — history and method of operation; Other rock-cannon posts
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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 Around 1860, pack horses were superseded by draught animals as a four-mile-long horse-powered tramway opened from the quarry to Porth Llwyd wharf.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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Cwm Eigiau - Blenheim, L9039
| Site visited | 10 April 2010 | Location |
Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau, Wales SH 69248 64095 53.15786°N, 3.95695°W 53°09.472’N, 3°57.417’W |
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| Manufacturer | Bristol | Registration | L9039 |
| Model | Blenheim Mk IV | Unit | 13 Operational Training Unit |
| Crash date | 8 April 1940 | ||
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| Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Blenheim (Wikipedia) | |||
Cwm Eigiau - Blenheim, L9039
| Site visited | 10 April 2010 | Location |
Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau, Wales SH 69254 64082 53.15775°N, 3.95686°W 53°09.465’N, 3°57.412’W |
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| Manufacturer | Bristol | Registration | L9039 |
| Model | Blenheim Mk IV | Unit | 13 Operational Training Unit |
| Crash date | 8 April 1940 | ||
| Further Information | |||
| Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Blenheim (Wikipedia) | |||
Cwm Eigiau - Blenheim, L9039
| Site visited | 10 April 2010 | Location |
Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau, Wales SH 69298 64102 53.15794°N, 3.95621°W 53°09.477’N, 3°57.373’W |
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| Manufacturer | Bristol | Registration | L9039 |
| Model | Blenheim Mk IV | Unit | 13 Operational Training Unit |
| Crash date | 8 April 1940 | ||
| Further Information | |||
| Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Blenheim (Wikipedia) | |||
Cwm Eigiau - Blenheim, L9039 - Upper engine at foot of Craig yr Ysfa
| Site visited | 17 October 2009 | Location |
Foot of Craig yr Ysfa, Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau, Wales SH 69619 63916 53.15635°N, 3.95134°W 53°09.381’N, 3°57.081’W |
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| Manufacturer | Bristol | Registration | L9039 |
| Model | Blenheim Mk IV | Unit | 13 Operational Training Unit |
| Crash date | 8 April 1940 | ||
| Further Information | |||
| Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Blenheim (Wikipedia) | |||
Cwm Eigiau - Blenheim, L9039 - Lower engine at foot of Craig yr Ysfa
| Site visited | 17 October 2009 | Location |
Foot of Craig yr Ysfa, Cwm Eigiau, Carneddau, Wales SH 69627 63898 53.15619°N, 3.95122°W 53°09.371’N, 3°57.073’W |
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| Manufacturer | Bristol | Registration | L9039 |
| Model | Blenheim Mk IV | Unit | 13 Operational Training Unit |
| Crash date | 8 April 1940 | ||
| Further Information | |||
| Peak District Air Accident Research; Peak Wreck Hunters; Blenheim (Wikipedia) | |||
