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Allt Hengeraint Pillbox is a concrete defensive structure constructed during the Second World War as part of Britain's extensive network of anti-invasion fortifications. Located in Ceredigion, Wales, the pillbox represents the type of small, heavily armed strongpoint deployed across the Welsh coast and inland approaches between 1940 and 1941 to counter the threat of German invasion. The structure reflects the urgent militarisation of the Welsh landscape during the critical early years of the war, when defensive preparations extended to even remote rural areas. The pillbox survives as a testament to wartime defensive strategy and the physical legacy of the Home Defence preparations undertaken across Britain during the Second World War.
Allt Hengeraint Pillbox is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD247. View the official record →
Allt Hengeraint Pillbox is a concrete defensive structure constructed during the Second World War as part of Britain's extensive network of anti-invasion fortifications. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD247.
Allt Hengeraint Pillbox 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.
Allt Hengeraint Pillbox 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 CD247.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Allt Craig-Arth (3.1 km), Fish traps on Beach SW of Aberarth (3.2 km), Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron (3.4 km).
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