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Chapel Bay Fort is a coastal defence fortification located on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, constructed during the nineteenth century as part of Britain's defensive infrastructure against potential invasion. The fort exemplifies the type of purpose-built artillery fortifications that proliferated around British coasts during the mid to late 1800s, reflecting contemporary military strategic concerns. Built to command the approaches to Milford Haven, one of Britain's most strategically important natural harbours, the fort was designed to house garrison troops and mounting platforms for defensive cannon. The site remains a substantial example of Victorian-era coastal military architecture, with its characteristic bastioned design and masonry construction typical of fortifications from this period.
Chapel Bay Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE333. View the official record →
Chapel Bay Fort is a coastal defence fortification located on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, constructed during the nineteenth century as part of Britain's defensive infrastructure against potential invasion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE333.
Chapel Bay Fort dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Chapel Bay Fort 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 PE333.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Pickard Camp (2.7 km), Gravel Bay anti-aircraft battery (3.8 km), Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Chapel Bay Fort'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.
Chapel Bay Fort stands on Devonian claystone, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is major:{claystone}, Minor{sandstone,siltstone,carbonates, consolidated}.