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Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement is a Post Medieval Defence structure located in Wales, forming part of the coastal fortification network developed during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The emplacement was constructed to protect the strategically important dock facilities at Queen Alexandra Dock, providing armed defence against potential naval threats during a period of significant imperial naval competition. The site consists of a gun house structure characteristic of Victorian and Edwardian harbour defence installations, designed to mount artillery pieces that would command approaches to the dock and its commercial shipping. This type of fortification reflects Wales's industrial importance and the contemporary emphasis on protecting major ports and maritime trade routes from foreign attack.
Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM618. View the official record →
Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement is a Post Medieval Defence structure located in Wales, forming part of the coastal fortification network developed during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM618.
Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a gun house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence 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 GM618.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cogan Deserted Medieval Village (4.1 km), Dinas Powis Castle (4.7 km), Romano-British Farmstead, Dinas Powys Common (5.2 km).
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