2007

SH5660 : The northern wall of the upper pit of Glynrhonwy Upper Quarry

taken 17 years ago, near to Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales

The northern wall of the upper pit of Glynrhonwy Upper Quarry
The northern wall of the upper pit of Glynrhonwy Upper Quarry
This is a stupendous, frightening, hole and of the scores of slate quarries that I have visited is one of my all-time favourite. It was a pioneer in the use of steam and in some parts trains ran along tracks cantilevered along these tremendous rock faces.

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Category: Quarry (disused)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Upper and Lower Glynrhonwy Quarries [79] · Upper Part [11] · Rock Face [8] · Northern Wall [2] ·
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Photographer
Eric Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 February, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 February, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 562 607 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.4417N 4:8.9991W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 563 607
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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