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Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences is a post-medieval anti-invasion defence site located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The site comprises defensive structures erected during the Napoleonic Wars period, when fear of French invasion prompted the construction of fortifications across the Welsh coast and inland strategic positions. The defences at Cynwyl Elfed represent part of the wider network of early nineteenth-century military installations designed to protect against potential amphibious assault, reflecting contemporary anxieties about national security during the Napoleonic conflict. The physical remains of the site survive as earthwork fortifications characteristic of this period's defensive engineering.
Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM374. View the official record →
Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences is a post-medieval anti-invasion defence site located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM374.
Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a anti invasion defence site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cynwyl Elfed Anti-invasion Defences 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 CM374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Gaer Hillfort (4.3 km), Trebersed Moated Site (7.2 km), Burnt Mound West of Derllys Court (7.2 km).
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