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Oxwich Bay Coast Defence and Chain Home Low Radar Station is a Second World War defensive installation located on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales. The site comprises elements of both conventional coastal defence infrastructure and a Chain Home Low (CHL) radar station, reflecting the layered defensive strategy employed by Britain during the 1940s. Chain Home Low stations were purpose-built radar facilities designed to detect low-flying aircraft, complementing the higher-altitude coverage provided by Chain Home stations. The remains at Oxwich Bay include structural elements characteristic of wartime radar installations and associated defence works, preserving an important example of Britain's technological response to air threat during the Second World War.
Oxwich Bay Coast Defence / Chain Home Low Radar Station is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM602. View the official record →
Oxwich Bay Coast Defence and Chain Home Low Radar Station is a Second World War defensive installation located on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM602.
Oxwich Bay Coast Defence / Chain Home Low Radar Station dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a radar station. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Oxwich Bay Coast Defence / Chain Home Low Radar Station 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 GM602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Oxwich (1.7 km), Tower NE of Oxwich Castle (1.8 km), Limestone Quarry and Kiln at Oxwich (1.8 km).
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