Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry

Under Llewellyn;

Isolated Quarry sits;

Closed 1880.


Low down the valley;

A dam burst one winter's night;

Dolgarrog flooded.


Desolate valley;

Silent under the Carnedds;

Just quiet ruins.

For more info on the Slate mine: https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/400571/

The Dolgarrog Damn Disaster: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34652969

All photos taken with Sony Xperia 5II, edited in snapseed.

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