HE history of the remote, rugged landscape of north-west Wales is largely bound up with what went on underground more than 500 million years ago, when the slate that formed from mudstones on the ancient sea floor in the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian eras evolved into the finest and most durable stone in the world. It has been this brooding, mountainous area’s economic saviour,
North Wales slate
May 01, 2024
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