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Anti-invasion Defences 2000m NE of Cwmrhwyddfor Farm is a Second World War anti-tank obstacle located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The site comprises defensive structures erected as part of the extensive network of anti-invasion preparations undertaken along the Welsh coast and inland routes during 1940 to 1942, when the threat of German invasion was perceived as acute. The obstacle exemplifies the practical engineering responses of the period, designed to impede or prevent the movement of armoured vehicles across the vulnerable terrain of rural Wales. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, the site remains an important archaeological record of British home defence strategy during the Second World War.
Anti-invasion Defences 2000m NE of Cwmrhwyddfor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME251. View the official record →
Anti-invasion Defences 2000m NE of Cwmrhwyddfor Farm is a Second World War anti-tank obstacle located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME251.
Anti-invasion Defences 2000m NE of Cwmrhwyddfor Farm dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a anti-tank obstacle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Anti-invasion Defences 2000m NE of Cwmrhwyddfor Farm 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 ME251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes Coch Hut Circles (2.1 km), Maes Coch Deserted Rural Settlement (2.1 km), Water Balance Incline at Aberllefenni Slate Quarry (3.7 km).
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