Flooded pit at Braich slate quarry
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Flooded pit at Braich slate quarry
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 26 Sep 2017
A large, and reputedly deep pool at the long abandoned Braich slate quarry above Y Fron. The date of the quarry hole is unknown, but is shown on the OS 6" map of 1888.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.073425
Longitude
-4.222554