Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
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The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales is a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognized for its historic slate quarrying and mining landscapes that shaped the region’s industrial heritage and communities.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corris and Abergynolwyn slate area | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage listed Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| category |
Industrial archaeology site
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Mining landscape ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Corris and Abergynolwyn slate area
Dinorwig Slate Quarry ⓘ Ffestiniog ⓘ
surface form:
Ffestiniog slate area
Nantlle Valley slate quarries ⓘ Penrhyn Slate Quarry ⓘ associated railways and ports ⓘ slate quarrying settlements ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageTheme | workers’ settlements and communities ⓘ |
| heritageValue | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| industry | slate industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of quarrying communities
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global architectural use of slate ⓘ |
| inscriptionSession | 44th session of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic slate quarrying
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industrial heritage ⓘ influence on global roofing slate industry ⓘ slate mining ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
NERFINISHED
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North Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Wales
Snowdonia ⓘ
surface form:
Snowdonia National Park (partly)
Snowdonia ⓘ
surface form:
Snowdonia region
Wales ⓘ |
| mainMaterial | slate ⓘ |
| managingAuthority |
Gwynedd Council
ⓘ
Welsh Government ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
World Heritage List
|
| recognizedBy |
World Heritage Committee
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
|
| significantPeriod |
19th century
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Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
export ports
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narrow-gauge railways ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1633 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage listed Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
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Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Corris and Abergynolwyn slate area