Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pillbox near Skinner's Monument
Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 25 July 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Community
- Holyhead
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.30745, -4.62701
- Cadw reference
- 14741
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On high ground 80m to S of Skinner Monument.
History
Second World War pillbox fortification; part of circa 1940 defences of port of Holyhead.
Exterior
Circular plan; in grey rubble with some brick on concrete foundations; head of wall has rubble set on end to give effect of folly or garden architecture; square-headed doorway, two tiers of loops, concrete roof. Detached curving screen wall protecting entrance doorway.
Reason for designation
Included as unusual Welsh example of this fortification type, to a design believed to have been used only on Anglesey.
Nearby in the register
- Skinner MonumentCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Stable Block to Plas AlltranDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tanalltran CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Turkey Shore RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.