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33: 158: 178:. On the south side of the valley are the Hen Gloddfa and Ceunant Du quarries, while on the north is Foel Grochan, named after the mountain it mined. These may have started working as early as the 14th century; the earliest confirmed date of operating is 1500 when the local house Plas Aberllefenni was roofed in slates from the mine. The mines were in continuous operation until 2002, making them the longest continually working slate mines in the world. 165:
At the point where the Nant Bychan joins the Afon Llefenni, about a third of the way from Aberllefenni to the head of the valley is Hengae House. This was the home of the Anwyl family during the 19th century.
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The major industry in Cwm Hengae was slate quarrying. Near the eastern end of the valley lie the three quarries that make up the
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Looking west from Aberllefenni quarry along Cwm Hengae
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Aberllefenni
Wales
Coordinates
52°40′23″N 3°49′08″W / 52.673°N 3.819°W / 52.673; -3.819
Afon Llefenni
valley
Aberllefenni
Afon Llefenni
slate quarries
Roman road
Sarn Helen
Dolgellau

Aberllefenni Quarry
Mynydd Cambergi
Cambergi quarry
Hengae quarry
An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: VI – County of Merioneth
The County Families of the United Kingdom; Or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland ...
A Portrait of Machynlleth and Its Surroundings
ISBN
978-1-904784-24-1
ISBN
978-0905466897
"For Sale: An ENTIRE Gwynedd slate quarrying village"
ISBN
978-1845240684
Categories
Aberllefenni

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