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Stack Rock Fort is a mid-nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification located on a rocky outcrop in the waters off Pembrokeshire, Wales. Built between 1850 and 1852 as part of the extensive programme of Victorian-era coastal fortifications, the fort was designed to defend against potential French naval incursions during a period of heightened international tension. The structure comprises a circular gun battery mounted upon the rocky stack, incorporating casemates and gun positions characteristic of mid-century military engineering. Following the decline of its strategic importance in the twentieth century, the fort was abandoned and has since become a distinctive monument to Victorian defence architecture and engineering ambition in Wales.
Stack Rock Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE334. View the official record →
Stack Rock Fort is a mid-nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification located on a rocky outcrop in the waters off Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE334.
Stack Rock Fort dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Stack Rock Fort 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 PE334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gravel Bay anti-aircraft battery (4.5 km), Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber (4.7 km), Crow Back Tumulus (7.9 km).
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