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Loopholed wall with 4 embrasures. Forms part of church yard wall, facing the river Usk.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/17)
The boundary wall of the local church has 6 loopholes. These face S and cover the railway bridge across the River Usk.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/07/15)
| Type of site | LOOPHOLED WALL |
|---|---|
| Location | St Caduck's Church Yard, The Bryn. |
| Area |
Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Grid reference |
SO 3304 0961
(Scale: 1:10000
, 1987)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Stone |
| Recorder | Parry, Medwyn (Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 26 - The Stop Line runs along the line of the River Usk from its mouth to Brecon |
| Photographs | (2) - general views taken as part of Exercise Welsh Barrier (see report by 2 MI Coy) |
| DOB site reference: | S0003161 |
| Original Reference | 8573 |
| Reference |
1998/07 Site Gazetteer II: Wales 1995/07 Exercise Welsh Barrier |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1996/10/18 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/07/17 |