Abercwmeiddaw slate quarries

[Andrew Farrow]

Abercwmeiddaw slate quarries- upper corris - mid wales

Location

SH 7457 0883 [ the bottom gate of the quarry service road ]

Directions

Satnav > carparking  [ 52.662600°  -3.856457° ] - park sensibly

Through gate - and follow service road up - buildings and tips - evident - thaen the road reaches a level - follow obvious path down into pit working

Access

no known permissions required

Suggested Equipment

None

Length

Bigger on surface than UG

Flood Risk

Zero - one UG drive has knee deep water

Mine Attributes : Slate

Description :

Surface :

Various buildings in very poor condition=- and several inclines grace the tips - although no adits are found outside the pit

The forrestry to the east - seems to have tramways leading off - but nothing discovered

The tips are best climbed at the south end - its steep - but simple - and work north

UG

The “ best “ adit to use is in the far south east corner of the pit - and leads to a “ y “ jn - the left fork passes several collapses with daylight - that the adventurous can scramble out of - before a collapse blocks the way

The left leg - goes “ somewhere “

The hunter machine bores

The first twin bore - is immediately obvious in far wall - once you descend the pit - its a bit of a scramble - take care
A single bore can be found -  at the top of the south east face of the pit - best approached from high level across the tips - untill a bench in the corner reveals a small caban - and the bore throat - quarrying has removed esy access to it - but with some gear - a belay could be engineered - and the bore explored


Conclusion

The main attraction = the hunter machine bores - visit - marvel at thier wonder - take selfies and leave

Its a fine way to kill a couple of hours - best attacked in winter - as the brakken and brambles overwhelm everything

[Andrew Farrow]

plan for teh navigation challenged

P =  parking

A  = adit [ bottom of pit ]

B1 - BORE - binocular

B2 = BORE single

[ilt]

I went to photograph the bores a long while back and didn't know there was an adit down there as well!
The old incline shows quite nicely on the centre of the aerial photo.

[Andrew Farrow]

a piccie - the " high level " hunter bore mouth