Dorothea Quarry Beam Engine

No. 535 of 3,435 in Eryri (Snowdonia), No. 214 for history. History, 10.8 km from Llanberis, just outside Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park.

Dorothea Quarry Beam Engine
Photo: rhysun, CC BY 2.0

A beam engine at Dorothea Quarry, protected as a scheduled monument.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-30).

Facts

Heritage
Scheduled monumentCadw, designated historic assets of Wales (DataMapWales), checked 2026-10-30
Best months
Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Getting there

Why it ranks here

Score 0.61 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

Stay nearby

Within 8 km, best first

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Within 8 km, best first

If it rains

Within 8 km, best first