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Welsh slate is a very durable material and because of this, has been in use since the Iron Age as baking stones and general tools and implements for the home. During the industrial revolution the importance of Welsh Slate was brought home with its various uses for building materials including Welsh slate roofs. It became one of the core products from Wales, rivaled only by coal. Welsh Slate is mined in Gwynedd, Denbighshire, Montgomery and Pembrokeshire. Whilst in modern times it has been somewhat taken over by materials that are cheaper to produce, it is still a very important industry.