Stunning mountain village and cottages in Wales 5.1K
Description
Sequence of aerial rushes of a slate mining town and valley called Cwmorthin in Snowdonia, Wales. Shots of rooftops of small miner's cottages built in the industrial revolution in this beautiful valley region of Wales, UK. Cwmorthin quarry was a slate quarry west of the village of Tanygrisiau, north Wales. Quarrying on the site started in 1810. In 1860 it was connected to the Ffestiniog Railway. In 1900 it was acquired by the nearby Oakeley quarry and the two were connected underground. In 1 The primary industry in this region was slate mining. Shot 24fps 5.1K