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Fort Belan is a late 18th-century coastal fortress, situated at the tip of the Dinlle Peninsula, Caernarfonshire. The fort was built in 1775 by Thomas Wynn, MP for Caernarfonshire, who was worried about the vulnerability of Britain's coastline to attack, particularly because of the recently begun American War of Independence. It is within the council area of Gwynedd.
CADW Grade I Listed 3810.
Place Type: Georgian Monument
Historic County: Caernarfonshire
Lat, Long: 53.122764,-4.3321732
Grid Reference: SH 4403 6094
Community (Civil Parish): Llandwrog C
Council Area: Gwynedd CA
Police Area: North Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: 301890
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Fort_Belan,_Caernarfonshire_301890
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CADW Grade I Listed 3810.
Place Type: Georgian Monument
Historic County: Caernarfonshire
Lat, Long: 53.122764,-4.3321732
Grid Reference: SH 4403 6094
Community (Civil Parish): Llandwrog C
Council Area: Gwynedd CA
Police Area: North Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: 301890
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Fort_Belan,_Caernarfonshire_301890
Peruse Caernarfonshire on Wikishire