Scheduled MonumentsWalesMay Hill Pillboxes
Modern · Pillbox

May Hill Pillboxes

Wales
Cadw SAM MM348
Period
Modern
Site type
Pillbox
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

May Hill Pillboxes is a modern defence installation comprising concrete pillbox structures located in Wales, dating to the Second World War period. These fortifications form part of the extensive defensive network erected across Britain between 1940 and 1941 in anticipation of potential German invasion. The pillboxes represent typical examples of anti-tank and infantry defence architecture constructed during this critical phase of the war, utilising standardised concrete designs to provide protected firing positions against armoured and personnel threats. The site is now recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments scheme as MM348, acknowledging its significance as a physical record of wartime defensive engineering and civil preparation during the Second World War.

May Hill Pillboxes is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM348. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is May Hill Pillboxes?

May Hill Pillboxes is a modern defence installation comprising concrete pillbox structures located in Wales, dating to the Second World War period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM348.

What period does May Hill Pillboxes date from?

May Hill Pillboxes dates from the modern period, and is classified as a pillbox. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting May Hill Pillboxes?

May Hill Pillboxes 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 MM348.

What other scheduled monuments are near May Hill Pillboxes?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trellech Cross Cross-Base (8.7 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Mocking Hazell Wood, 400m south of Lindors Farm (9 km), Gaer 594m SW of Trellech Cross (9.1 km).

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