Gartheiniog quarry

Gartheiniog
Location
Gartheiniog
Location in Gwynedd
Locationnear Aberangell
CountyMerioneth (now Gwynedd)
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°41′14″N 3°44′39″W / 52.687325032727585°N 3.744051095709508°W / 52.687325032727585; -3.744051095709508
grid reference SH 768 102
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1880 (1880)
Active18811917
19201937
ClosedOctober 1937 (1937-10)

Gartheiniog quarry was a slate quarry served by the Hendre Ddu Tramway. It is located about a mile west of Aberangell in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), North Wales near the confluence of the Nant Maesygamfa and the Afon Angell. It worked the Narrow Vein, the highest-quality slate vein in the Abercorris Group.