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Latitude: 53.3179 / 53°19'4"N
Longitude: -4.6601 / 4°39'36"W
OS Eastings: 222906
OS Northings: 383405
OS Grid: SH229834
Mapcode National: GBR GMWX.S65
Mapcode Global: WH314.DV5T
Plus Code: 9C5Q889Q+5X
Entry Name: Gunpowder Magazine
Listing Date: 25 July 1994
Last Amended: 25 July 1994
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 14755
Building Class: Industrial
ID on this website: 300014755
Location: To N of road to Breakwater Country Park, approximately 200m W of bridge over road.
County: Isle of Anglesey
Community: Holyhead (Caergybi)
Community: Holyhead
Locality: Breakwater Quarry
Traditional County: Anglesey
Tagged with: Gunpowder magazine
Mid C19 gunpowder magazine built to store explosives for Breakwater quarries.
Grey stone, Front (S) has porch with monopitch roof, doorway with steel door, and small window to R. Ends each have three buttresses, small window in L wall; plain rear. Interior has two chambers separated by thick walls; brick vaults.
Included of scarce example of building type, illustrating engineering history of quarry and Great Breakwater.
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