There are fears a child could fall to their death if a quarry wall is not repaired - but no one is completely sure who owns it.
Parent Phil Kelly, who lives near to the former Plas Gwilym Quarry site at Old Colwyn , said its boundary wall on Craig Road is crumbling away, exposing a drop of 40 feet.
He says he has made repeated complaints to Conwy Council about the situation.
Mr Kelly now says something must be done soon to improve safety at the site.
“It’s a matter of public safety and it’s a public road,” he said.
“I could fall over it easily and a child or elderly person could quite easily fall over it and the drop is about 40ft.
“If someone falls over it they could easily die or be seriously injured.
“Twice I have phoned the council about it and they said they will be trying to get hold of the land owners.
“I reported it to them about four weeks ago and I called them back again, but since then more bits of the wall have fallen off.
“The rocks could kill someone below.”
Fencing has been bolted onto the structure in two places but the exposed wall, only 18 inches high in places, is a cause for concern for parents according to Mr Kelly.
The quarry site is owned by Shropshire businessman Malcolm Harrison who blamed local children for the damage.
He told the Daily Post: “The wall is being thrown down by children.
“It’s vandalism so what can we do?
“I don’t know who owns the wall but the problem is due to vandalism.
“The kids are breaking the stones off the cement.
“We will look further into it - I will speak to my caretaker there and see what we can do.
“We will be looking into it next week.”
A spokesman for Conwy Council say: “The wall is not owned by Conwy County Borough Council.”
see-http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/crumbling-old-colwyn-quarry-wall-11781705
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