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Latitude: 53.0043 / 53°0'15"N
Longitude: -3.8626 / 3°51'45"W
OS Eastings: 275111
OS Northings: 346845
OS Grid: SH751468
Mapcode National: GBR 61.GQ6H
Mapcode Global: WH55B.MRW5
Plus Code: 9C5R243P+PX
Entry Name: Quarry Incline at Cwm Penmachno (upper part)
Listing Date: 17 July 1992
Last Amended: 17 July 1992
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 5878
Building Class: Industrial
ID on this website: 300005878
Location: Foot of incline approximately 450m to S of Glanaber Terrace. Reached via path beginning at SH 752 472.
County: Conwy
Community: Bro Machno
Community: Bro Machno
Locality: Cwm Penmachno
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Mid C19 incline for transport of slate from quarry terraces; part of disused Cwm Machno slate quarries.
Incline of 2 tracks and of the water balanced type, engineered across series of quarry terraces. Slate waste rubble incline with two parallel tracks. Tracks have surface of flat slabs. Built-up to a height of circa 5m from ground but varying according to terracing of quarry. Width circa 4m. Sides of incline have deep slate rubble buttresses which continue above trackway. Towards bottom of section is archway circa 2m high and wide; drystone slate rubble voussoirs. At top of incline is stepped platform with remains of former drumhouse; steps lead up to platform from ground level on W side.
Incline above former drumhouse platform continues in fragmentary form and is not of special interest.
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