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Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement is a Post Medieval and Modern defence structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM618. The emplacement dates from the period of late nineteenth or early twentieth century coastal fortification, when ports and harbours became strategically important defensive positions against potential naval threat. The gun house represents the type of fixed artillery installation constructed to protect maritime trade routes and naval assets during this era of imperial defence infrastructure. Such emplacements typically incorporated reinforced concrete or masonry construction designed to mount and protect heavy ordnance while providing protection to gun crews operating the weapons.
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 and Modern defence structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM618. 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 the UK.
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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