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Chwarel Dinorwig ar lethrau mynydd Elidir The industry in was oedd canolbwynt y diwydiant llechi yn Nyffryn dominated by the Dinorwig Quarry on the Peris. Byddai nifer o’r chwarelwyr y dod o du slopes of Elidir mountain. Many of the allan i ardal Llanberis a’r arferiad oedd iddynt quarrymen came from outside the Llanberis aros yn y baracs yn ystod yr wythnos, gan area and would live in the barracks during gyrraedd fore Llun a gadael brynhawn dydd the week, arriving to work from Monday Sadwrn. morning until midday on Saturday. Er iddynt fod yn lefydd oer a llaith, daeth y Despite being cold and damp, the barracks baracs a’r caban ymochel yn adnabyddus am and the cabans (quarry mess rooms) became y trafodaethau am wleidyddiaeth, crefydd a known as centres for debating politics, llenyddiaeth a gynhaliwyd ynddynt. religion and literature. Heddiw mae llawer o Chwarel Dinorwig yn Much of Dinorwig Quarry is now part of rhan o Barc Gwledig Padarn ac Amgueddfa Padarn Country Park and the Welsh Slate Lechi Cymru. Museum.

Edrych o Fwlch Llanberis tuag at Chwareli Dinorwig Dinorwic Quarries from the Llanberis Pass

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