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Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point is a Second World War defensive installation located on the Glamorgan coast near Penarth. The battery was constructed to protect the strategically important Bristol Channel approaches and Cardiff docks from enemy air and naval attack during the conflict. The site comprises the remains of gun emplacements, command structures, and associated defensive works typical of coastal artillery installations of the 1940s period. Its location west of Lavernock Point, a prominent coastal headland, made it an effective position for monitoring and defending this sector of the Welsh coast during the war years.
Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM448. View the official record →
Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point is a Second World War defensive installation located on the Glamorgan coast near Penarth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM448.
Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a battery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point 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 GM448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Well Bay Pillbox (0.5 km), Sully Island, "Danish" Fort (1.2 km), Cogan Deserted Medieval Village (2.6 km).
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