The Battery

Grade II listed building in Anglesey. On the headland at the NW edge of the park; Penrhos Beach below to W. Penrhos Coastal Park lies at the SE end of Holy Island.

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site, artillery battery, United Kingdom

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• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@

Location: 53.304275, -4.6019124, ///treetop.thumb.afternoon, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1170-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Pentraeth

1157-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tal Moelfre

1401-11-11T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tuthill

0060-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roman conquest of Anglesey

1404-04-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Caernarfon

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings listing@			Wikidata
link		Cadw listing@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@		Long Sutton; The Battery	Gatehouse Gazetteer
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@		Newport Pagnell Castle; The Battery	Gatehouse Gazetteer
conflict	1170	Battle of Pentraeth	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1157	Battle of Tal Moelfre	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1401	Battle of Tuthill	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict		Q33039195	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	60	Roman conquest of Anglesey	conquest, google		Wikidata
conflict	1404	Siege of Caernarfon	siege, google		Wikidata
castle		Caer Gybi	churchyard wall, castellum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1283	Caernarfon Castle	archaeological site, tourist attraction, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Castell Bryn Gwyn	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1775	Fort Belan	fort, google		Wikidata
fort		The Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
museum		Plas Newydd Military Museum	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1960	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum	regimental museum, independent museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Caernarfon town walls	city walls, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata