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Trwynygogarth Gunnery Range, Great Orme's Head;Former Royal Artillery Coast Artillery School

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NPRN410231
Map ReferenceSH78SE
Grid ReferenceSH7518083390
Unitary (Local) AuthorityConwy
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityLlandudno
Type Of SiteFIRING RANGE
PeriodModern
Description
1. Complex of bunkers, concrete buildings and other structures comprising a derelict firing range. Recorded during RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance.
T. Driver, RCAHMW, 2nd Feb 2010.

2. The complex was the former Royal Artillery, Coast Artillery School. The School relocated from Shoeburyness, Essex in September 1940 and was occupied until the end of the Second World War when it was abandoned. The complex was designed by the Royal Engineers from combinations of brick, reinforced concrete, earth and local stone. The elements of the site included observation posts, various calibre gun emplacements, command posts, coastal artillery searchlight emplacements, engine rooms and a magazine complex.
Source: Cadw scheduling description of December 2010