Quarries · North Wales
Deeside and Moelfferna quarries
Deeside and Moelfferna quarries — former quarries in Wales.
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Deeside and Moelfferna quarries is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1870. Wikidata describes it as: "former quarries in Wales". Coordinates: 52.9522°, -3.2917°.
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The Deeside and Moelfferna quarries were neighbouring slate quarries, near Glyndyfrdwy in North Wales. They were both operated by the same company throughout their history, and were both connected by the Deeside Tramway to the Llangollen and Corwen Railway.
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- Coordinates
- 52.9522, -3.2917
- Established
- 1870
Sources
- wikidata: Q85756195 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Deeside and Moelfferna quarries (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The pit of Deeside Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 485157.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Deeside and Moelfferna quarries?
- Deeside and Moelfferna quarries is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.9522°, -3.2917°.
- When was Deeside and Moelfferna quarries built?
- Deeside and Moelfferna quarries dates to 1870 — the Victorian period.