Rhiwbach Slate Quarry :: More Info

This was a trip organised on Adit Now - many thanks to Simon for being such a good guide  This mine is very securely gated - it's not possible to get in unescorted.

Rhiwbach slate mine is built on the other side of the mountain to Blaenau Ffestiniog - the Penmachno valley doesn't have any good transport links, so unusually the slate from Rhiwbach and nearby mines has to first go up to the top of the mountain then down the other side to the narrow-gauge railway at Blaenau. For significant periods of Rhiwbach's life, it made more money from transporting other companies' slate on it's inclines than it made from it's own slate..