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The remains of Cwmorthin cottages #187542337
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Cwmorthin is a substantial Victorian-era slate mine above the village of Tanygrisau, circling the slate quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800`s, with heavy underground development starting around 1860...It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the late 1800`s. The earlier underground workings