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Becca H
May 3, 2026
Hiking
Y Dre' Newydd (‘the new town’), also known as the Anglesey Barracks is a single storey double row of slate built barracks facing built in the1870's.
The best-surviving barracks within the Dinorwic Quarry.
Dinorwig Quarrymen travelled from Anglesey and many other communities in Gwynedd.
The Anglesey Barracks housed quarrymen unable to return home each night and were in service until 1937.
The best-surviving barracks within the Dinorwic Quarry.
Dinorwig Quarrymen travelled from Anglesey and many other communities in Gwynedd.
The Anglesey Barracks housed quarrymen unable to return home each night and were in service until 1937.
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Elevation 210 m
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