About
Slate quarrying and mining has left a large and dramatic impression upon the hills of Eryri. It can also be seen in the Lake District, Glencoe and the Slate Islands of Argyle. This one-day workshop will focus on the slate heritage of Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Moelwynion and how it has impacted on the local environment. We’ll wander up through Cwmorthin, to the Rosydd and Wrysgan mines. We’ll investigate the surface workings, the aqueducts, dams and inclines. We’ll see remnant machinery, old barracks an even a chapel for the workers. We’ll look at how the quarrying has impacted on the natural environment in both positive and negative ways.
The workshop is hosted by Mike Raine of The Mountain Leader – a practical manual and Nature of Snowdonia who’ll cover the environmental content. The input on the slate heritage will be led by Welsh local historian and practicing mountain leader Keith Roberts. Keith is a Welsh speaking ex-firefighter and local historian with a family history of working in the north Wales Slate industry. Keith has a keen interest in the World Heritage status of the north Wales slate industry.
CPD 1 point for MTA and BAIML (AMI pending approval)
To book go here www.mikeraine.co.uk/workshops
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· An understanding or the slate extraction industry and the imprint it has left on our uplands. · An understanding of positive and negative effects of slate mines and quarries on the natural environment · Teaching tips to explain the importance of the industry to those we lead. |
Where And When
- Start
- 07/04/2025 09:00
- End
- 07/04/2025 17:00
- Total Days
- 1
- Maximum Bookings
- 8
- Bookings
- 8
- Venue
- Cwmorthin
- Town
- Blaenau Ffestiniog
- County
- Gwynedd
- Postcode
- LL41 3ST
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 52.98999
- Longitude
- -3.96323
CPD Points
Provider
- Name
- Mountain Training Association
- Phone
- 07793893038
- Website
- Booking/Details
