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The Battery

A Grade II Listed Building in Trearddur, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3043 / 53°18'15"N

Longitude: -4.6019 / 4°36'6"W

OS Eastings: 226723

OS Northings: 381752

OS Grid: SH267817

Mapcode National: GBR HM0Z.2SJ

Mapcode Global: WH42H.86VP

Plus Code: 9C5Q893X+P6

Entry Name: The Battery

Listing Date: 22 February 1993

Last Amended: 29 April 2021

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5770

Building Class: Defence

ID on this website: 300005770

Location: 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.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Holyhead (Caergybi)

Community: Holyhead

Locality: Penrhos Coastal Park

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Artillery battery

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History

Probably built between 1801 and 1808. Although it appears to be a folly there are said to have been 3 similar defensive battreries at Beaumaris, built for the local militia. Alternatively it is possible that it was in fact built as a dummy battery to provide some security by fooling invading French forces into believing that Holyhead was defended. This Battery is the subject of a pencil drawing dated 1818 by Isobella Louisa Stanley (her husband was a well know naval figure at the time).

The Penrhos estate was the principal seat on Holy Island and became the home of the Stanley family in 1763; the house was completely remodelled in C19. It became ruinous after 1945 and was later almost entirely demolished. The estate was bought by Anglesey Aluminium in 1969 and made into a country park in 1972.

Exterior

D-shaped rubble gun battery; partly collapsed on landward side where, at each end, there were battlemented tower platforms (perhaps containing the magazines). The semi-circular firing bay has 8 square, slightly splayed, embrasures.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as an early C19 coastal landmark, which may be a good example of a Napoleonic period fortification for the defence of Wales.

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