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Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road is a modern magazine protecting ordnance in Wales. The structure was constructed on bedrock comprising Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, a geological sequence dominated by limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous formations. This stable limestone foundation provided suitable conditions for the secure storage facility required for military munitions.
The magazine represents twentieth-century military engineering adapted to a Welsh landscape. Its siting exploited the natural geological strength of the Dinantian limestone substrate, which would have offered protection and stability for sensitive ordnance storage. The surrounding terrain of limestone and associated sedimentary rocks characterises the local geology of this area of Wales.
The structure is protected as a monument of archaeological and historical significance by Cadw, the Welsh historic monuments service, under reference PE570. This designation recognises the importance of twentieth-century military infrastructure as part of Wales's modern heritage, preserving evidence of the nation's role in contemporary defence operations and industrial history.
Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE570. View the official record →
Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road is a modern magazine protecting ordnance in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE570.
Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road dates from the modern period, and is classified as a magazine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road 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 PE570.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sampson Cross Standing Stone (7.2 km), Stackpole Farm Standing Stone (7.8 km), Pricaston Farmhouse (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.