Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock

Name: Defensible Barracks
Address: Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Pembroke Dock

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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The Defensible Barracks at Pembroke Dock, is a Grade II*-listed, Victorian-era fortification and barracks in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a 20-sided stone fort surrounded by a dry moat with masonry walls. A parade ground occupies the centre of the fort. It was built in the mid-1840s to house the Royal Marines based in Pembroke Dockyard and to protect the dockyard. ()

Coordinates: 51°41'22"N, 4°57'7"W

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Pembroke Dock United Kingdom

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Defensible Barracks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Nicholas & St John, Cleddau Bridge, Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, Garrison Chapel.

1.6 miSE
Church
St Nicholas & St John, Pembroke
40 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas & St John, formerly the Priory Church of St Nicholas, is the parish church of Monkton, a village on the south bank of the Milford Haven Waterway, in south Pembrokeshire, Wales. The church's medieval origins link it to Monkton Priory, founded in the 11th century. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.4 miNE
Bridge
Cleddau Bridge, Neyland
36 min walk • The Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Wales, carries the A477 road over the River Cleddau between Neyland and Pembroke Dock. Errors in the box girder design caused the collapse during construction in 1970. The bridge became operational during 1975.
~1490 ftNE
51°41'35"N • 4°56'57"W
Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, Pembroke Dock
8 min walk • Military museum, History museum, Specialty museum
~1460 ftNE
Church, Georgian architecture
Garrison Chapel, Pembroke Dock
8 min walk • The Garrison Chapel is a chapel to the Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was designed by George Ledwell Taylor, Surveyor of Buildings to the Navy Board, in the early 1830s and was completed in 1834–35.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery, Pembroke Dock
25 min walk • Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery is a burial ground for military personnel. It is located in Llanion, Pembroke Dock in Wales. It is the only dedicated military cemetery in Wales.