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Running out of road - the cultural significance of Craig yr Hesg (bylines.cymru)

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The Craig yr Hesg quarry, situated in the Taff Valley near Pontypridd, is touted by Heidelberg Materials as “a nationally important source of premium quality blue pennant sandstone for road surfacing”. However, this description reflects a narrow, cold, and detached viewpoint.

The company’s description reduces Craig yr Hesg to nothing more than a measurable asset for exploitation. It’s quantified in tonnes, tracked for its book value, and treated as a mere commodity to be extracted, packaged, and sold to the highest bidder. But it’s so much more than that for those who care to look.

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