What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire.
A flooded quarry on the northern flank of Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire reaches approximately 450 meters above sea level; the site reflects the area's industrial legacy of slate and stone extraction. While no specific folklore is recorded, such quarries were once vital to local economies and transportation networks.
Places near here
Black Mountain QuarriesVisitor information · 467 yd
Cairn on Foel FawrAncient tomb or cairn · 521 yd
Old quarry workings at Foel FawrOld home or work place · 700 yd
Rhiw Wen, Modern LimekilnLime Kiln · 715 yd
Carn Pen Rhiw-Ddu CairnRound Barrow · 826 yd
Pen Rhiw-dduMountain / peak · 911 yd
Garreg LwydMountain / peak · 954 yd
Waterfall on the river Clydach, Black MountainWaterfall · 1298 yd
Shake Hole on the Black MountainMountain or hill · 1.6 mi
Ogof Pwll SwndCave · 1.8 mi
Cwm-MeilwchWood · 2.6 mi
Footbridge over to an islandIsland · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: John Phoenix · CC BY-SA 2.0