Nantlle Valley slate quarries
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The Nantlle Valley slate quarries are a historic complex of slate mines in northwest Wales, renowned for their role in the region’s industrial heritage and distinctive quarrying landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nantlle Valley slate quarries canonical | 2 |
| Welsh slate industry | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
slate quarry complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Welsh quarrymen
ⓘ
slate quarrying communities ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
source of local labour history
ⓘ
symbol of Welsh industrial identity ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
industrial archaeology site ⓘ |
| economicRole | historically important local employer ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Cambrian slate beds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
engine houses
ⓘ
inclined planes ⓘ open-pit quarries ⓘ quarry pits ⓘ tramways ⓘ waste slate tips ⓘ water management systems ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding mountains of Snowdonia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | subject to conservation measures ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced Welsh labour movement history
ⓘ
shaped settlement patterns in Nantlle Valley ⓘ |
| industry |
construction materials industry
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive quarrying landscape
ⓘ
historic slate mining ⓘ role in regional industrial heritage ⓘ |
| landscapeType | post-industrial landscape ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Welsh-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
ⓘ
Nantlle Valley ⓘ Snowdonia ⓘ
surface form:
Snowdonia region
north-west Wales ⓘ
surface form:
northwest Wales
|
| locatedNear |
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
ⓘ
surface form:
Caernarfon
|
| materialExtracted | slate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
ⓘ
North Wales slate industry ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh slate industry
|
| productUsedFor |
building stone
ⓘ
roofing slate ⓘ |
| region | North Wales ⓘ |
| significance | major center of slate production in Wales ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | industrial heritage attraction ⓘ |
| transportLink | Nantlle Railway ⓘ |
| transportMode | narrow-gauge railway ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Welsh slate industry