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gptkbp:instanceOf
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slate
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gptkbp:area
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over 700 acres
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gptkbp:closed
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1969
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Wales
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gptkbp:currentUse
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gptkb:Dinorwig_Power_Station
gptkb:National_Slate_Museum
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gptkbp:employs
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over 3,000 workers at peak
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gptkbp:heritageStatus
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part of UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales'
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dinorwig Quarry
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gptkbp:languageOfWork
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gptkb:Welsh
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Llanberis,_Gwynedd,_Wales
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gptkbp:nearby
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gptkb:Snowdonia_National_Park
gptkb:Llyn_Padarn
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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major employer in 19th and 20th centuries
site of industrial heritage tourism
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Padarn_Railway
gptkb:Vivian_Quarry
gptkb:Allt_Ddu_tramway
gptkb:Dinorwic_Railway
Australia level
California level
extensive galleries
incline railways
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gptkbp:opened
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1787
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:Assheton_Smith_family
gptkb:Dinorwic_Slate_Quarry_Company
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gptkbp:product
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slate
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the largest slate quarries in the world
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gptkbp:transportation
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inclined planes
narrow gauge railways
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Elidir_Fawr
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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