East and West Blockhouses
The East and West Blockhouses were Device Forts built by King Henry VIII in 1539 to protect the harbour of Milford Haven in Wales. The two blockhouses were positioned on either side of the Milford Haven Waterway in the villages of Angle and Dale respectively, overlooking the sea. The East Blockhouse was never completed, but the remains were reused as a defensive site in the Second World War. The West Blockhouse was described by contemporaries as forming a round tower with gunports, but it was demolished when West Blockhouse Fort was built on the same site in the 19th century.
| East and West Blockhouses | |
|---|---|
| Angle and Dale, Wales | |
Remains of the East Blockhouse, Angle, looking out to the site of the West Blockhouse at Dale | |
East and West Blockhouses | |
| Coordinates | 51.68213°N 5.12424°W |
| Type | Device Fort |
| Site information | |
| Condition | East Blockhouse ruined West Blockhouse destroyed |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone |
| Events | Second World War |
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