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    Old Magazine, Cwmorthin Slate Quarry

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    NPRN408413
    Map ReferenceSH64NE
    Grid ReferenceSH6779946385
    Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
    Old CountyMerioneth
    CommunityFfestiniog
    Type Of SiteMAGAZINE
    PeriodPost Medieval
    Description
    This building for the storage of blasting powder probably dates from the 1860s when the Cwm-orthin Slate Company enlarged and mechanised the quarry. Its ruins remain close to the lake shore.
    W J Crompton, RCAHMW, 17 December 2008.