The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature.

[1] The narrow-gauge horse-drawn Upper Corris Tramway was part of the infrastructure which carried slate from the quarries to Machynlleth.

[2] Corris Uchaf has a garden of Italian follies built by Mark and Muriel Bourne.

[4][5] In the 2010s, approximately 100 abandoned cars were discovered in a flooded chamber of Gaewern quarry nicknamed the "Cavern of Lost Souls".

[6] The village has two representatives on Corris Community Council, currently Marit Olsson and Sharon Wells.