Trefor Granite Quarry

But during a rare few hours of sunshine last weekend it was a magical place to be.

Trefor granite quarry.

John buildings will frequently gaze out to the sea and ask what the small island is in the distance. Even today 60 70 percent of all curling stones comes from granite extracted from alisa craig. Trefor granite is used to make curling stones. Trefor quarries mill wagon this model is based on the wooden bodied wagons used at the trefor granite quarries originally spelt trevor on othe lleyn peninsulaf north wales.

The industrial narrow gauge railway trefor quarry railway opened in 1865 and brought rock from the quarry to the coast but was gradually replaced by road transport and was finally closed in 1960. Trefor granite is used to make curling rocks. Ailsa craig and the trefor granite quarry in wales. Trefor quarry sh36304600 developed to be the world s biggest granite quarry and by 1931 had produced 1 157 000 tons of setts.

A granite quarry trefor granite quarry or the yr eifl quarry opened there in 1850. The wagons were top loaded at the stone crushing mill located on the quarry s bottom level with granite road chippings. Trefor granite quarry ailsa craig paddy s milestone visitors to the barony st. Trefor village developed after the granite quarry opened and the doc bach dock quay and harbourwere built for exporting setts.

Trefor quarry perched at the edge of the north wales coast just west of caernarfon still churns out high quality curling stones although the place feels rather desolate these days. Only two places on earth is said to have the blue hone or common green granite which has a low absorption rate and keeps water from freezing and eroding the stone. A granite quarry trefor granite quarry or the yr eifl quarry opened there in 1850. A stroll around the top of what i assume to be some kind of stone crushing structure at trefor north wales.

Curling stones require this rare granite that has low water absorption which prevents the action of repeatedly freezing water from eroding the stone. Curling stones are made from three types of quartz free granite.