Autumn at Cwmorthin, 2007.....4.

Looking down on the waste slate.

 

The sun is starting to fill the valley.

  

Reflection in the lake.

 

Walk to the miners village....12.

Hidden behind the tree is a mine entrance.

Thousands of tons of waste slate from the mine.

  

Arrived at the lake.

 

Walk to the miners village.

New bridge.

    

Village built on waste slate. Had a shop and school, around 2000 feet up.

  

Close up.

 

Walk at Cwm Penmachno. May 2018.....5.

Trees growing on the waste slate.

  

Water was piped to drive the machinery.

  

Looking down the incline.

 

Graig ddu quarry.....18.

Tons of waste slate.

  

Always nice Christmas trees growing on the waste slate.

Old roof beams.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....9.

Looking back down the track.

 

Waste slate.

  

Looking down on the lake.

 

Llanberis pass, Dinorwig slate quarries...22

View over the waste slate.

Natures sculpture.

Making my way back down.

Looking across to Llanberis.

The water level has risen.

Walk to the ridge above Cwmorthin. 16

Massive waste level and old mine buildings at the Rhossyd mine.

Looking down on ruined workshops and barracks.

Penmachno to the miners village. 27.

Fence posts.

Slate building.

 Thousands and thousands of tons of waste slate on the levels. 

Penmachno to the miners village. 9

Looking down on the old mine buildings.

Waste slate from another big hole in the ground!

Mother nature slowly covering up all the waste slate.

A small tunnel in the incline.

Penmachno to the miners village.

A foggy and frosty start to the day. Being March it took a while for the sun to illuminate the valley.

Stopped on the way to take the sunrise from the edge of the Denbigh moor.

Having parked the car I took this shot looking across the valley. The houses in the distance are now deserted and have been for some time.

Old mine building in front of the level.

Looking up the valley.

Tons and tons of waste slate making up the levels. The valley is in shadow so I have edited these in HDR.

Cwm Penmachno......Spring 2012. 12.

Happy Easter holiday and big thanks to all who take the trouble to stop by and look at my pic's, much appreciated. 

Two buildings at the entrance to one of the quarry's. I think the architecture may have been based on the old fashioned cash registers LOL

Looking down the incline. They are very steep on this side of the valley.

Piles of waste slate.

 Trees at the side of the incline.

What remains of a winding drum building.

Walk around Rhiwbach quarry 11.

The walk around the quarry is complete, once again I hope you found it interesting.

All that remains is to take the road back down the valley, fortunately I can drive the final leg.

Looking back along the waste slate that divides the lake.

This mine entrance is tucked away from view, centre picture. 

Looking at the lower left shot, I'm not sure it went into the mountain very far.

Several different minerals have been washed over the rock face.