Llwyngwern quarry

Llwyngwern
One of the quarry's original buildings, re-used by the Centre for Alternative Technology
Llwyngwern
Location in Powys
Location
Locationnear Pantperthog
CountyMontgomeryshire (now Powys)
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°37′25″N 3°50′26″W / 52.623502°N 3.840429°W / 52.623502; -3.840429
grid reference SH 754 044
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1828 (1828)
Active1828–1840s; 1853–July 1903; 1905–1910; 1920–1937; 1938–1941
Closed1941 (1941)

The Llwyngwern quarry (sometimes known as Glandulas quarry or Maglona quarry) was a slate quarry in Wales that opened by 1828 and continued working until about 1950. The quarry is located on the western flank of Mynydd Llwyn-gwern.