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speculator
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11 years ago

Hi folks I'm new to this. Can you advise where there are slate quarries/mines worth a visit in Pembrokeshire. There seem to be very few in the lists. Thanks

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AndyC
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11 years ago

By no means an expert on Pembrokeshire. In fact have only visited one (The Blue Lagoon one).

However there is a book if you scroll to the bottom of this page:

http://www.richards-slate.co.uk/

Been injured while at work and are not to blame?

Get over it.

Ty Gwyn
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11 years ago

Abereiddy/Blue Lagoon,
Cilgerran,
Glog,

Ones on the Preseli`s and the upper reaches of the Cleddau river,

The variation in colour was a selling point of Pembrokeshire slate,but not all attained the quality of North Wales slate.

Do a google search,you`ll be amazed of the number of slate quarries.

crickleymal
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10 years ago

Rosebush

http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/slate.htm

I have a book which lists pretty much all the slate mines in Wales. Trouble is, I'm at work and can't remember the name.

Malc.
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AndyC
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10 years ago

I suspect you mean A Gazeteer of Slate Quarries in Wales.

Same page, first one under 'Slate' (the HTML is a bit primitive on the site so I cannot provide direct links.

http://www.richards-slate.co.uk/

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Get over it.

crickleymal
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10 years ago

I suspect you are right. It's quite a useful little book and seems to be a bit more accurate than some of the pages on the Exeter link that I posted.

Malc.
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Vintage and classic or just plain Jurassic
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geraldus
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10 years ago

There is a book by Alun Richards titled "The Slate Quarries of Pembrokeshire".

euros
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10 years ago

As Geraldus states, "The Slate Quarries of Pembrokeshire" by Alun John Richards covers almost all slate quarries in south west Wales. Available from Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. isbn:- 0-86381-484-0.

Abereiddi, Porthgain, Bellstone/Rosebush(popular with skinny dippers!!), and Glogue are probably the most obvious starting points.