Before 1866, the powder magazine was in the southern part of the interior.
A powder magazine was built here for safety reasons and because it stood on higher ground.
I don't know whether I'd gotten turned around in my panic or when we'd first come into the powder magazine.
And your country dropped the spark into the powder magazine, you know.
In 1836 a powder magazine was built below the barracks.
On 31 August a shell killed 60 men when it hit the powder magazine.
"Chaos or fire in the powder magazines could do it."
A powder magazine was later built into the mound, of which little now remains (2007).
A shell made a chance hit on the old castle, which was being used as the main powder magazine.
The British destroyed military supplies, and set fire to the local powder magazine.