Part 3 of Cwmorthin.
This time it’s a delve into the Rhosydd quarry that sits above the Cwmorthin valley.
I hope you enjoy as this video has taken about a week to edit, re-edit and then polish lol
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I enjoyed your video as I have an interest in industrial archeology. I have spent a lot of hours wandering around the Welsh quarries. My last few visits to Cwmorthin were a bit of a wash out because of the weather. My favourite quarry is Dinorwic over in Llanberis. I’ve got stacks of still photos and some drone footage of Dinorwic and when I get some time will put a video together. What did you use to take the ground footage?
Two Sony phones and a not so great PNG phone gimbal (I must upgrade!).
I have some videos of Dinorwic on my YouTube channel, I love Dinorwic. So much Welsh history there and men came from all around to work there (potentially ancestors of mine 
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I need to venture more in this location I believe there are mines and other quarries to explore too.
Have you been to Maen-Offeren near Blaenau? I went up there a few years back as the old workshops were still relatively intact. An amazing place with old electric train engines and machines. Sadly a lot of it was trashed by scrap metal thieves. Had to dodge the security guys as part of the quarry was still being worked.
Not seen I’ve been droning I haven’t bit it looks good.
Blaenau Ffestiniog was one of our annual holiday destination when I was a kid. I’ve been up and down most of the mines and quarries in North Wales but this one looks new to me I’ll have to gather info from my work mates from Blaenau and plan a trip I think!