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Aberystwyth Harbour Defences is a post-medieval and modern defensive structure located in Ceredigion, Wales, comprising fortifications built to protect the harbour and settlement. The defences include pillbox installations dating from the Second World War period, reflecting the strategic importance of the Welsh coast during the 1940s as part of Britain's coastal defence network against potential invasion. These reinforced concrete structures represent typical wartime engineering of the period, positioned to command approaches to the harbour and provide defensive fire across the waterfront. The site remains a material record of mid-twentieth-century military engineering and coastal protection strategy.
Aberystwyth Harbour Defences is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD248. View the official record →
Aberystwyth Harbour Defences is a post-medieval and modern defensive structure located in Ceredigion, Wales, comprising fortifications built to protect the harbour and settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD248.
Aberystwyth Harbour Defences dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a pillbox. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Aberystwyth Harbour Defences is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CD248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen Dinas Camp (0.5 km), Aberystwyth Castle (0.8 km), Castle Tan-y-Castell (1.8 km).
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