Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
14741
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/07/1994
Date of Amendment
25/07/1994
Name of Property
Pillbox near Skinner's Monument
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Holyhead
Town
Locality
Easting
225065
Northing
382164
Street Side
Location
On high ground 80m to S of Skinner Monument.
Description
Broad Class
Defence
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as unusual Welsh example of this fortification type, to a design believed to have been used only on Anglesey.
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