A drystone field wall at Llyn Cwmorthin Victorian slate quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, UK, topped by slate blocks & angled slate spines.
A drystone field wall at Llyn Cwmorthin Victorian slate quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog, topped by slate blocks & spines. Another field wall & tips of slate waste visible to the rear. The Ffestiniog quarries & associated works are part of The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales which became the UK's 32nd UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 July 2021.
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Location: Llyn Cwmorthin, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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