Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CM248
Name
Dome Gunnery Trainer, Pembrey Airfield
Date of Designation
06/10/1989
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Cefn Sidan
Easting
240757
Northing
203714
Broad Class
Defence
Site Type
Gunnery Training Dome
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a gunnery training dome. At Pembrey the structure consists of a hemispherical concrete dome. The trainee air gunner was placed in a central swivelling seat with a camera gun and silhouettes of aircraft were back-projected on to the walls of the dome trainer.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of World War II anti-aircraft and coastal defence practices. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. Gunnery training domes may be part of a larger cluster of anti-invasion defences and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.