The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site

Cyngor Gwynedd has led on the effort to secure a UNESCO World Heritage Site for The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales, by working with a range of partners from the public, voluntary and private sectors.

The vision of the designation is:

To protect, conserve, enhance and communicate the important qualities of the area in order to reinforce cultural distinctiveness and strengthen the Welsh language, and become an important driver for economic regeneration and social inclusion.

The designation includes six key areas that have been selected to demonstrate outstanding universal value:

Penrhyn slate quarry and Bethesda, and Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn
Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape
Nantlle Valley Slate Quarry Landscape
Gorseddau and Prince of Wales Slate Quarries, Railway and Mill
Ffestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, “City of Slates” and railway to Porthmadog
Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn village and the Talyllyn Railway

The landscape is the fourth of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Wales, following the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape and the Castles and Town Walls of Edward I in Gwynedd.

More information

For more information, e-mail llechi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru or visit the llechi.cymru website.

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