Prince Of Wales Quarry

The prince of wales quarry is in trebarwith valley overlooking trewarmett.

Prince of wales quarry. Prince of wales quarry photograph of prince of wales cornwall on the mine exploration web site www aditnow co uk. The slate quarried here was blue slate from the upper devonian penpethy beds. The site now ruins is an interesting place to wander around though you ll need strong boots to get up there. Approaching along the tramway from the south a long incline can be seen rising up the centre of the waste tips of the quarry s five levels.

The quarry opened in 1871 but was only worked for just over 20 years closing 1890s. The prince of wales quarry is in trebarwith valley overlooking trewarmett. Prince of wales quarry pl34 0hh tintagel cornwall england company number 03765054 jurisdiction england wales sic code 23700 cutting shaping and finishing of stone date of incorporation 05 may 1999 company type private limited company. Ironically the tramway to prince of wales was an extension of a defunct one which lead to gorseddau quarry another equally hopeless venture.

It s not an easy walk whichever way you decide to approach it but on a good day the views are simply magical well worth wet boots and sore knees from the steep ascent. The quarry is situated at the end of the minor road up cwm pennant. A circular path now leads through the old slate tips past the quarry pit now a lake with a small. The slate quarried here was blue slate from the upper devonian penpethy beds.

Prince of wales slate quarry by dave sallery 1 2 this site uses cookies to improve your experience and to help show ads that are more relevant to your interests. Prince of wales quarry was opened in 1873 and proved to be a wildly optimistic development closing by 1886. The prince of wales quarry nestles in cwm trwsgl at the head of cwm pennant with the peaks of the nantlle ridge dominating the view to the north and west. A circular path now leads through the old slate tips past the quarry pit now a lake with a small.