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Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement is a pillbox constructed during the Second World War as part of Britain's anti-invasion defences. Located in Breconshire, Wales, the emplacement was purpose-built to house a Vickers machine gun and represents the type of static defensive infrastructure erected across the Welsh countryside following the fall of France in 1940. The structure exemplifies the standardised design of such emplacements, which were strategically positioned to command approaches and support wider defensive networks. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation SAM BR399, it survives as an important physical record of wartime preparations in Wales.
Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR399. View the official record →
Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement is a pillbox constructed during the Second World War as part of Britain's anti-invasion defences. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR399.
Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement 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.
Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement 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 BR399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmhindda Deserted Rural Settlement (3.9 km), Aberedw Hill Round Barrows (5.1 km), Hendy Long Hut (5.1 km).
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