Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pillbox in grounds of Trearddur House
Trearddur, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trearddur, Trearddur Bay, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 30 June 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 30 June 1998
- Locality
- Trearddur
- Town
- Trearddur Bay
- Community
- Trearddur
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28218, -4.61953
- Cadw reference
- 20080
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
Located on a rocky promontory within the grounds of Trearddur House, set back from the W side of Lon St. Ffraid.
History
Second World War pillbox fortification; part of the defences of the town of Trearddur Bay.
Exterior
Circular plan. Built of local rubble, with rubble plinth on concrete foundations; head of wall has rubble set on end to give effect of folly or garden architecture, concealing concrete roof. Square-headed doorway and openings around circumference; doorway protected by curving screen wall.
Reason for designation
Included as unusual example of this fortification type, to a design believed to have been used only on Anglesey.
Nearby in the register
- Cae GrugogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pillbox adjacent to Trearddur Bay HotelDefenceunder 1 mi
- Craig y MorDomesticunder 1 mi
- Towyn LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.