Report - Abercwmeiddaw slate mine, Corris Uchaf, Wales, Jul14

[The Wombat]

Was great to be back hiking in Snowdonia, and although our weekend was focused around hiking & beer, we found ourselves having a quick peek back at this derelict mine near the lovely village of Corris. We stumbled across this a few years back, and I was keen to have a proper look round, and see inside the ‘binoculars’. These are testing bore holes apparently. It looks like a large section has crumbled away, as the tubes continue on another outcrop.

The slate mine was worked between the 1860s and the early 1950s.

Explored with KM punk… and a reluctant Non member.

looking out 'the binoculars'

this is how big they are

The Adit

landslide

Mining buildings

corris uchaf

thanks for looking

 

[Wevsky]

Thats pretty cool looking mate..nice one

 

[The Kwan]

Shit Wombat, This is lovely...hope you folk had a good time and good weather.

 

[Nickindroy]

Good show old chap, first rate, all round.

 

[Punk]

Nicely done, fun place to visit

 

[vanoord]

'Sort of' test bores - they were trials for a Hunter tunneller machine, which was a monstrous, water turbine-driven trepanning device that was tested in various places around North Wales. The binocular' tunnel may have been driven by a twin-head machine - or by a single-head machine being used twice. Various photos, patents and discussion is on AditNow if anyone has half an hour to waste!

 

[The Wombat]

'Sort of' test bores - they were trials for a Hunter tunneller machine, which was a monstrous, water turbine-driven trepanning device that was tested in various places around North Wales. The binocular' tunnel may have been driven by a twin-head machine - or by a single-head machine being used twice. Various photos, patents and discussion is on AditNow if anyone has half an hour to waste!

cheers for the info.


Many thanks everyone for the Thumbs & comments

 

[Fudge]

The patterns on that drilled section are amazing. Lovely stuff.

 

[The Wombat]

The patterns on that drilled section are amazing. Lovely stuff.

Thanks mate
Its an interesting place