Survey Data
Reg No
20911413
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Magazine
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
59466, 45707
Date Recorded
22/05/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached irregular-plan single-bay double-height gunpowder magazine, built c.1830, having interior single-bay single-storey powder store. Pitched roof to interior structure. Rendered and rubble limestone walls with cast-iron fixings. Square-headed door opening with limestone lintel.
Appraisal
This secure and "extremely strong building" was built as a gunpowder store for use in the operation of the Berehaven copper mines. Prior to its use in the mines, gunpowder was stored at the Government magazine on Bere Island. Commissioned by John Puxley, the Berehaven magazine was tightly secured. Its construction assisted industrial activity in the mines. It makes a significant contribution to the landscape and is a visual reminder of the extensive mining which took place in the mountains above Allihies village.