Trefor Granite Quarry

A stroll around the top of what i assume to be some kind of stone crushing structure at trefor north wales.

Trefor granite quarry. The pier was not built but the application was renewed in 1867 the pier being built by 1870 and a railway was constructed connecting the quarry with the pier. Blue hone ailsa craig common green both found on ailsa craig island and trefor which can be found in the trefor quarry of wales. In 1855 the quarry applied to build a jetty on the coast to ship granite products. Trefor quarry developed to be the world s biggest granite quarry in the 1930 s and by 1931 had produced 1 157 000 tons of setts.

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. 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. Recently a new operation runs the quarry taking small amounts of the granitoid stone for ornamental work and for the production of curling stones.

Trefor granite is used to make curling stones. The pier was not built but the application was renewed in 1867 the pier being built by 1870 and a railway was constructed connecting the quarry with the pier. Trefor quarry sh36304600 developed to be the world s biggest granite quarry and by 1931 had produced 1 157 000 tons of setts. By now the harbour is used as a sheltered anchorage for fishing boats.

This volcanic activity gave the island rock a rare type of micro granite known as ailsite which is used in the making of curling stones and as of 2004 60 70 of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island and the island is one of only two sources for all curling stones in the world the other being the trefor granite quarry in wales. It closed in the 1960 s. The trefor granite quarry also known as the yr eifl quarry opened in 1850. 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.

Ailsa craig and the trefor granite quarry in wales. Trefor village developed after the granite quarry opened and the doc bach dock quay and harbourwere built for exporting setts. The trefor granite quarry also known as the yr eiflquarry opened in 1850.