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22 x steel rails set vertically in two rows across Cwm-tawel, below the reservoir, forming part of roadblock. Two coils of Dannert wire remain in-situ at the northern end of the roadblock.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/10)
Type of site | ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL |
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Location | Tafarn-y-Roc, Cynwyl Elfed. |
Area |
Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Grid reference |
SN 3892 2584
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Steel |
Recorder | Thomas, Roger J.C. (Carmarthen Stop Line survey) |
Defence grouping |
Western Command: Carmarthen Stop Line - The line runs S-N along the Afon Tywi (River Towy) and the Afon Duad, from the mouth of the Afon Tywi to Carmarthen, thence to Cynwyl Elfed, Rhos, Henllan and Llangeler. From this point it continues N to Llangranog, via Rhydlewis |
DOB site reference: | S0011509 |
Reference |
1946/07/07 106G/UK/1625, frames 5116-5118; 5119-5120 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1998/10 |