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Dinorwic Quarry

large former slate quarry near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales and World Heritage Site.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 53.1231, -4.0960

Dinorwic Quarry is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Filming of volcano scenes at the Harriet hole in Dinorwic Slate Quarry in Wales wrapped at the end of July.”

Clash of the Titans (2010) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Dinorwic Quarry as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Clash of the Titans 2010
Willow 1988
“In 1987, part of the film Willow was shot in the Dinorwic quarry, on the lower terraces next to the pumped-storage scheme.” Wikipedia

Named here by Dinorwic Quarry’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Dinorwic Quarry, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

House of the Dragon 2022–

“It has also been used as a filming location for House of the Dragon.” Wikipedia
Clash of the Titans 2010

“Clash of the Titans was filmed in the quarry in 2009.” Wikipedia
Street Fighter 1994

“Scenes from the 1994 film Street Fighter were filmed on the south side of "Watford Gap" near the Matilda hole.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Dinorwic Quarry?

2 productions are recorded as filmed at Dinorwic Quarry, including Clash of the Titans (2010) and Willow (1988). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Dinorwic Quarry?

Clash of the Titans (2010), covered by 53 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Dinorwic Quarry?

Dinorwic Quarry is in the United Kingdom, at 53.1231, -4.0960.

What other filming locations are near Dinorwic Quarry?

Snowdonia, Cwm Dyli, Snowdon, Blaenau Ffestiniog and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.