Abercwmeiddaw quarry

Abercwmeiddaw
The upper pit of Abercwmeiddaw quarry in 2009
Location
Abercwmeiddaw
Location in Gwynedd
Locationnear Corris Uchaf
CountyMerioneth
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°39′48″N 3°50′43″W / 52.6632°N 3.8453°W / 52.6632; -3.8453
grid reference SH6770445603
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1840s
Active
  • 1840sFebruary 1886
  • late 1890s1905
  • 19111917
  • 19241938 (sporadically)
Closed1938 (1938)

The Abercwmeiddaw quarry was a slate quarry that operated between the 1840s and 1938. It was located at Corris Uchaf about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Machynlleth, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The quarry was connected to the Corris Railway via the Upper Corris Tramway which carried its products to the Cambrian Railways at Machynlleth for distribution.