Gwynedd's slate world heritage plans put to the public
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Plans for how securing Unesco World Heritage site status could benefit an area famed for its slate industry are being presented to the public.
A nomination for the Gwynedd landscape to join the likes of the Taj Mahal and the Egyptian pyramids was announced by the UK government in October.
The council has published a plan, external outlining how the status could protect, promote and improve the area.
A public consultation will run until 30 September.
The council-led bid includes seven sites within the county of Gwynedd and Snowdonia National Park:
Penrhyn slate quarry, Bethesda and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn
Dinorwig slate quarry mountain landscape
Nantlle Valley slate quarry landscape
Gorseddau and Prince of Wales slate quarries, railways and mill
Ffestiniog's slate mines, quarries, "city of slates" and the railway to Porthmadog
Bryneglwys slate quarry, Abergynolwyn village and the Talyllyn railway
Aberllefenni slate quarry
Gareth Thomas, Gwynedd council's cabinet member for economic development, said: "Securing a world heritage site is a very ambitious scheme.
"Our aim is to celebrate our history, but also to use the opportunity to regenerate communities through heritage and create exciting new opportunities for businesses."
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