World War II Pillbox
World War II Pillbox is a fort in Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales. World War II Pillbox is situated nearby to Trearddur Bay Hotel, as well as near the swimming pool Treaddur Bay Hotel Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station and Trefignath Chambered Tomb.
Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station is located in Trearddur, a village and seaside resort overlooking Trearddur Bay, just 2 miles south of Holyhead, but on the opposite south-west corner of Holy Island, off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station is situated 920 feet southeast of World War II Pillbox.
Trefignath Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefignath is a Neolithic burial chamber near Trearddur, south of Holyhead on Holy Island, off Anglesey in Wales. In its most complete form it included a large cairn covering three stone tombs, set on a small knoll. Trefignath Chambered Tomb is situated 1 mile northeast of World War II Pillbox.
Ynys Benlas
Islet
Ynys Benlas is a small islet situated in the Inland Sea, part of the Cymyran Strait between Anglesey and Holy Island. It measures approximately 65 metres by 35 metres at low tide and covers about 0.2 hectares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Four Mile Bridge and Penrhosfeilw.
Four Mile Bridge
Village
Photo: alan smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Four Mile Bridge is a village spanning both sides of the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting Holy Island with Anglesey, and is approximately three miles southeast of Holyhead. Four Mile Bridge is situated 2 miles east of World War II Pillbox.
Penrhosfeilw
Village
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penrhosfeilw is a village in the community of Trearddur, Anglesey, Wales, which is 140.1 miles from Cardiff and 227.5 miles from London. Penrhosfeilw is situated 2 miles northwest of World War II Pillbox.
Holyhead
Photo: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Holyhead is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of Anglesey, in northwest Wales. There are many things to see such as a prehistoric village on Holyhead Mountain, South Stack Lighthouse and Holyhead Breakwater Country Park.
World War II Pillbox
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2819° or 53° 16′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.62356° or 4° 37′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5Q79JG+QHOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=fort
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