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Seagull Trench, covered with concrete roof. (the airfield is reported to have had a Battle Headquarters and an Allan Williams turret - both not located by recorder).
[Recorder John Harding gives a special design covered trench at SH 43675653).
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/24)
Military structure set into ground, shaped like two half-hexagons joined together with entrance to E. Windows are long twin slits. To SW is an apparent observation post, completely hidden in the hill except for the viewing aperture.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/06/19)
Official Name | RAF Llandwrog |
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Type of site | SEAGULL TRENCH |
Location | Village of Dinas Dinlle, on side of hill near sea, Llandwrog.
[site location plan drawn on form (Burden)]. |
Area |
Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales |
Grid reference |
SH 437 565
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1995)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Gwynedd coast defences - Coastal crust and hinterland defences RAF Llandwrog defences - Ground and perimeter defences. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - Drawing (Burden) (DIGITISED). |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0011362 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/06/19 |