Crib Goch

Llyn Llydaw and Y Lliwedd from Crib Goch

Date	13 July 2013
Location	Crib Goch	SH 62540 55265; 53.07686°N, 4.05343°W

 

Dinorwic Quarry (14)

Dinorwic Quarry on the slopes of Elidir Fawr above Llyn Peris, with Llyn Padarn in the distance (upper left)

Date	30 June 2012
Location	Llanberis	SH 59040 58890; 53.10850°N, 4.10723°W
Information	Dinorwic Quarry; See more posts in this series

Dinorwic Quarry (9)

Looking down on Llyn Peris and the outbuildings of Dinorwig Power Station in what was the Wellington district of the quarry. The pumped-storage hydroelectric power station itself is housed deep within Elidir Fawr mountain in what is the largest man-made cavern in Europe.

Date	5 February 2012
Location	Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis	SH 59471 60212; 53.12050°N, 4.10137°W
Information	The south-western aspect of Elidir Fawr, above the lake Llyn Peris and the town of Llanberis, is dominated by the sculpted landscape formed by the now quiet galleries of Dinorwic Quarry. Commercial quarrying of slate started there in 1787 and production continued until the business closed in 1969… Dinorwic Quarry; Other posts in this series

Peris Boat

Peris Boat

Date	26 October 2011
Location	Llanberis	SH 58089 60042; 53.11860°N, 4.12194°W
Information	This restored 16th-century boat is on display at the Electric Mountain visitor centre in Llanberis. The clinker-built craft is typical for the area and the design probably evolved from earlier Viking and Norman traditions. It was constructed from overlapping oak planks that would have been split from sections of tree trunk with hammer and wedges. The boat, measuring 6.3 m from stem to stern and 2.2 m across the beam, would have been rowed by two or three men and was most likely used to transport passengers, goods and livestock via Llyn Peris lake. Llyn Peris was emptied in 1979 as part of the work required to increase its capacity for its future role as the lower reservoir of the pumped storage Dinorwig Power Station that was being built. The Peris Boat is one of three different historic craft that were found when the lake was drained. Analysis of the timber tree rings revealed that wood from at least three different trees were used to build the boat and that these were felled between 1547 and 1549, making it around 430 years old when it was found. When they were discovered, the remains of the boat were taken to the Electric Mountain workshops, where quarter-scale replicas of the planks were made. These were then used to build a scale model from which the 3D shape of the craft could be recreated. This was then used to fabricate a skeletal frame to which the original timbers were attached. Electric Mountain (First Hydro)

Dinorwic Quarry (7)

Eyeing up the pitch. Slate face in the Morgan area. (a)

Date	24 September 2011
Location	Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis	(a) SH 59641 60250; 53.12088°N, 4.09886°W (b) SH 59241 60535; 53.12333°N, 4.10496°W
Information	The south-western aspect of Elidir Fawr, above the lake Llyn Peris and the town of Llanberis, is dominated by the sculpted landscape formed by the now quiet galleries of Dinorwic Quarry. Commercial quarrying of slate started there in 1787 and production continued until the business closed in 1969… [read more…]

Dinorwic Quarry (6)

Looking towards Llyn Peris from ruined building in Wellington department

Date	24 September 2011
Location	Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis	SH 59444 60017; 53.11874°N, 4.10169°W
Information	The south-western aspect of Elidir Fawr, above the lake Llyn Peris and the town of Llanberis, is dominated by the sculpted landscape formed by the now quiet galleries of Dinorwic Quarry. Commercial quarrying of slate started there in 1787 and production continued until the business closed in 1969… [read more…]