Penmachno quarry

Penmachno
View of the Penmachno quarry from the north-west, in 2007
Location
Penmachno quarry
Location in Conwy
Locationnear Cwm Penmachno
CountyConwy County Borough
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates53°00′18″N 3°51′35″W / 53.005111°N 3.859802°W / 53.005111; -3.859802
grid reference SH7522046962
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Openedc.1818 (1818)
Activec.1818-1909; 1909-1962
Closed1962 (1962)

The Penmachno quarry (also known as Cwm Machno quarry, Rhiwfachno quarry, or Tan-y-Rhiw quarry) was a slate quarry near Cwm Penmachno, Conwy, North Wales. It was directly below the Rhiwbach Quarry. It was worked between 1818 and 1962.