Mumbles Battery

Mumbles Battery is a coastal battery situated on the north coast of the Bristol Channel, overlooking Swansea. It was built around the base of the Mumbles Lighthouse as part of a network of Palmerston Forts which was established in response to fears of French invasion, and was designed to protect Swansea Bay.

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1859  Wikidata
artillery battery, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 

• listed building page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
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Location: 51.5668, -3.9709, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Llwchwr ⓘ
  1136 battle

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  Battle of Carnwyllion ⓘ
  battle fought in 1189 by invading Normans (English) and the native Welsh Army

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  Battle of Loughor Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Loughor, Wales in 1215

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  Battle of Cydweli ⓘ
  battle fought in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1223

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  Battle of Neath Castle ⓘ
  battle fought by Llywelyn the Great's Welsh army who captured the invading Norman castle at Neath, Wales

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  Battle of Kenfig ⓘ
  battle fought in 1243, 6 miles west of Bridgend, Wales

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  Coity Castle Siege ⓘ
  

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  Swansea Blitz ⓘ
  heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the German Luftwaffe

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  Mumbles Battery ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in City and County of Swansea. Adjacent to Mumbles Lighthouse on an islet off Mumbles Head.

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  ROF Brackla ⓘ
  armaments factory and bunker in Bridgend, Wales

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  Swansea West Cross Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Loughor Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Neath Castle ⓘ
  castle in Neath, Wales, UK  

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  Oystermouth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Weobley Castle ⓘ
  castle in Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Coity Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Newcastle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bridgend, Wales, UK  

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  Ogmore Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Swansea Castle ⓘ
  castle in Swansea, Wales

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  Pennard Castle ⓘ
  castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales

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  HMS Cleveland ⓘ
  1940 Hunt-class destroyer

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1859 Mumbles Battery

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1136 Battle of Llwchwr

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1189 Battle of Carnwyllion

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1215 Battle of Loughor Castle

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1223 Battle of Cydweli

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1231 Battle of Neath Castle

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1243 Battle of Kenfig

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1404 — 1405 Coity Castle Siege

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1941 Swansea Blitz

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1100 Coity Castle

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1106 Newcastle Castle

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1106 Ogmore Castle

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1107 Swansea Castle

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1200 Pennard Castle

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1940 HMS Cleveland

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1136	Battle of Llwchwr	Hywel ap Maredudd, Kingdom of Brycheiniog, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1189	Battle of Carnwyllion	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1215	Battle of Loughor Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1223	Battle of Cydweli	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1231	Battle of Neath Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1243	Battle of Kenfig	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Coity Castle Siege	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Swansea Blitz	bombardment, strategic bombing	Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1859	Mumbles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		ROF Brackla	filling factory, Explosive ROF, Royal Ordnance Factory, munitions factory, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Swansea West Cross Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Loughor Castle	castle, Cadw, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Neath Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Oystermouth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Weobley Castle	local authority museum, fortified manor house, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Coity Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Newcastle Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Ogmore Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1107	Swansea Castle	Cadw, château, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Pennard Castle	ringwork castle, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1940	HMS Cleveland	shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer	Wikidata