The remote valley is like a time capsule, preserving the memories and remnants of a crucial period of Welsh history.
Now, a large chunk of Snowdonia’s historic slate landscape has been acquired by the National Trust Cymru, which is looking for someone to manage it. The remote site lies in a Conwy valley in which the slate mining and farming heritage has been frozen in time.
Located on a 1,600-acre farm, it is home to three former slate quarries as well as tumbling mountain streams and heather-clad cliffs. And the landscape at Foel Marchyriau, Cwm Penmachno, is a “time capsule” of the area’s mining history, said the Trust.
