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Pentre-Cwrt Pillbox is a concrete defensive structure dating to the Second World War period, erected as part of the extensive fortification programme undertaken across Wales in anticipation of potential German invasion. Located in Ceredigion, this pillbox represents the type of small-scale anti-tank and anti-personnel defensive work constructed at strategic locations throughout the county during the early 1940s. The structure comprises reinforced concrete construction typical of wartime pillbox design, configured to provide defensive positions for small military garrisons. As a designated scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, it survives as material evidence of Britain's Home Front defences and the landscape modification undertaken during the Second World War.
Pentre-Cwrt Pillbox is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD260. View the official record →
Pentre-Cwrt Pillbox is a concrete defensive structure dating to the Second World War period, erected as part of the extensive fortification programme undertaken across Wales in anticipation of potential German invasion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD260.
Pentre-Cwrt Pillbox 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.
Pentre-Cwrt Pillbox 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 CD260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crug Bach Round Barrow (5.7 km), Crug Glas Round Barrow (5.8 km), Gareg Hir Standing Stone (5.9 km).
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