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The Yr Eifl granite quarry at Trefor opened in 1850 and closed in 1963. The massive concrete stone bins and crusher block were built in 1923.

Turnout at a passing place on the upper reaches of the Haytor Granite Tramway. The Haytor Granite Tramway was opened in September 1820 by George Templer to carry stone from his quarries around Hay Tor down to the Stover Canal for onward shipping. It is remarkable for the rails being made of the same material as its intended traffic. It operated until the late 1850s when competition from rail served quarries caused a significant decline in demand. The large L shaped pieces of granite used for rails remain in situ and on the upper section owned by the Dartmoor National Park the line is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Bardon Hill Quarry produces around 3 million tonnes of granite per year and is operated by Aggregate Industries, a division of the Swiss cement manufacturer Holcim.

The Conwy stone quarries are easily visible from the A55 a short distance west of the tunnel under the estuary. A microgranite was worked here during the nineteenth century under a number of quarry owners. A series of inclines connected at least four levels with the mill and loading bunkers on a siding off the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Closure came at some point between 1936 and 1945 after an agreement was reached to supply the North Wales Granite Co Ltd with stone from Penmaenmawr. The quarry is now sometimes used by climbers and the five incline brake drum houses stand empty, staring out onto the Irish Sea. This is the remains of the drum house at the penultimate level of the quarry.

The Conwy stone quarries are easily visible from the A55 a short distance west of the tunnel under the estuary. A microgranite was worked here during the nineteenth century under a number of quarry owners. A series of inclines connected at least four levels with the mill and loading bunkers on a siding off the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Closure came at some point between 1936 and 1945 after an agreement was reached to supply the North Wales Granite Co Ltd with stone from Penmaenmawr. This is the explosives magazine just below the workings.

The Caernant granite quarry had very poor road access and shipped all its product out by sea from a pier at the bottom of a long incline. It was developed from 1875 and the processing plant (seen here) was fed using a series of narrow gauge railways and inclines The main incline was abandoned in 1963 and for a while afterwards an aerial ropeway was used to carry stone to the pier.

Drumhouse for the No.39 Penmaen Mill Chute incline at Penmaenmawr. This was a powered incline using a motor geared to the drum.

The Conwy stone quarries are easily visible from the A55 a short distance west of the tunnel under the estuary. A microgranite was worked here during the nineteenth century under a number of quarry owners. A series of inclines connected at least four levels with the mill and loading bunkers on a siding off the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Closure came at some point between 1936 and 1945 after an agreement was reached to supply the North Wales Granite Co Ltd with stone from Penmaenmawr. The quarry is now sometimes used by climbers and the five incline brake drum houses stand empty, staring out onto the Irish Sea. This is the remains of the drum house at the top level of the quarry.

Bardon Hill Quarry produces around 3 million tonnes of granite per year and is operated by Aggregate Industries, a division of the Swiss cement manufacturer Holcim.

The Conwy stone quarries are easily visible from the A55 a short distance west of the tunnel under the estuary. A microgranite was worked here during the nineteenth century under a number of quarry owners. A series of inclines connected at least four levels with the mill and loading bunkers on a siding off the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Closure came at some point between 1936 and 1945 after an agreement was reached to supply the North Wales Granite Co Ltd with stone from Penmaenmawr. The quarry is now sometimes used by climbers and the five incline drum houses stand empty, staring out onto the Irish Sea. This is the remains of the drumhouse on one of two inclines leading down from the second level of the quarry

The Conwy stone quarries are easily visible from the A55 a short distance west of the tunnel under the estuary. A microgranite was worked here during the nineteenth century under a number of quarry owners. A series of inclines connected at least four levels with the mill and loading bunkers on a siding off the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Closure came at some point between 1936 and 1945 after an agreement was reached to supply the North Wales Granite Co Ltd with stone from Penmaenmawr. The quarry is now sometimes used by climbers and the five incline drum houses stand empty, staring out onto the Irish Sea.

The Yr Eifl granite quarry at Trefor opened in 1850 and closed in 1971. An incline brought stone down to Trefor pier for shipping out. The whole operation was run by the Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co Ltd from 1911 - 1965 although the inclines from the quarry and railway to the pier were replaced by road vehicles in 1959. The railway on the pier was replaced by conveyors in 1962.

The Yr Eifl granite quarry at Trefor opened in 1850 and closed in 1971. This incline brought stone down to Trefor pier for shipping out.

The Tan-y-Graig quarries first opened in 1864 for granite sett production and after a number of unsuccessful incarnations were amalgamated with the nearby Tyddyn Hywel Quarry into the ownership of Enderby & Stoney Stanton Granite Co Ltd in 1916 and were by now producing macadam chippings rather than setts. These were exported from a pier at Bryn-yr-Eryr at the end of a 2ft gauge railway. In 1918 this was replaced by the Enderby (Welsh) Granite Co Ltd and after this firm was wound up in 1928 Thomas W Ward Ltd of Sheffield took over in 1930 and operated the quarries until c1947. It is a long climb up to the quarries at around 750ft above sea level but it is well worthwhile for the extensive remains still to be seen up there. This view is in Tan-y-Graig No.2 Quarry where a new incline was constructed c1905 to link into another new incline down to meet the Tyddyn Hywel railway inclines. The drum house of the top 1905 incline survives in fairly good order minus roof. The water tank stands in front of a roofless sett dressing shed. It is clear that very few people make the climb up here and it is likely that these relics will survive for many years yet.

Passing place on the upper reaches of the Haytor Granite Tramway. The Haytor Granite Tramway was opened in September 1820 by George Templer to carry stone from his quarries around Hay Tor down to the Stover Canal for onward shipping. It is remarkable for the rails being made of the same material as its intended traffic. It operated until the late 1850s when competition from rail served quarries caused a significant decline in demand.

The Yr Eifl granite quarry at Trefor opened in 1850 and closed in 1963. The massive concrete stone bins and crusher block were built in 1923.