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Maerdy Collieries No 3 Pit, Quarry I

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NPRN507547
Map ReferenceSN90SE
Grid ReferenceSN9620500055
Unitary (Local) AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityMaerdy
Type Of SiteQUARRY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Quarry first shown on 2nd ed county OS map, probably providing stone for Maerdy No 3 pit (nprn 33505). Th quarry is approximately 10m wide and up to 15m high on a very steep hillside. The OS map depicts a tramway that conveyed stone to the colliery but no trace of this was found on a very overgrown site.
Recorded as part of Uplands Initiative Survey. R Hayman, H&H, 06/10/2009.