Dolgoch quarry, Gwynedd
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Dolgoch slate quarry (also spelt Dol-goch slate quarry or Dol-gôch slate quarry) was a slate quarry in Mid Wales, approximately halfway between Bryn-crug and Abergynolwyn (4 miles (6.4 km) away from each of them).[1] The quarry was named after a nearby stream, the Nant Dolgoch (then known as the Nant Dol-gôch). 'Dol goch' is Welsh for 'red meadow'.
Location | |
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Location in Gwynedd | |
Location | near Abergynolwyn |
County | Merioneth (now Gwynedd) |
Country | Wales, UK |
Coordinates | 52°37′12.5″N 3°59′39.3″W SH 65013 04392 |
Production | |
Products | Slate |
Type | Quarry |
History | |
Discovered | January 1868 |
Opened | January 1877 (January 1877) |
Closed | April 1884 (April 1884) |
The slate at Dolgoch is described as silver-grey in colour; this is very similar to the slate from Bryn Eglwys quarry and the quarries around Corris.[2]
Although the quarry had favourable transportation arrangements compared to many quarries in the area, it was never worked on a significant scale, and was short-lived – opening in 1877 and closing in 1884.[3]