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The mystery of a ruined Snowdonia cottage's 100 shoes

Workers restoring a 300-year-old ruined cottage in Snowdonia have dug up a mystery under its fireplace.

Almost 100 single shoes were discovered at Gelli Iago, a home which has been uninhabited for more than 50 years.

The National Trust, which acquired the property after 1998's Save Snowdon campaign, is appealing to the public for an answer to the mystery.

The discovery was made by contractors working to save the cottage's external walls and chimney stack.

The shoes are thought to date from the Victorian period....
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