Fort Belan

Fort Belan is a coastal fortress in North Wales. It is located opposite Abermenai Point, at the south-western end of the Menai Strait, on the coast of Gwynedd, in the parish of Llanwnda. Situated at the tip of the Dinlle Peninsula, the windblown, north-westernmost point of the Welsh mainland, the fort is cut off twice a day by the incoming tide.

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1775 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Caer Belan
fort, 

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Location: 53.1224, -4.3327, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Ynys Môn ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Bron yr Erw ⓘ
  battle fought in Llŷn, Wales in 1075

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  Battle of Anglesey Sound ⓘ
  1098 battle

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  Battle of Tal Moelfre ⓘ
  battle fought between King Owain Gwynedd and King Henry II of England in 1157

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  Battle of Pentraeth ⓘ
  1170 battle between the sons of Owain Gwynedd and the English

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  Battle of Bryn Derwin ⓘ
  1255 battle in Wales

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  Battle of Moel-y-don ⓘ
  battle between the Welsh and the invading English, in 1282

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  Battle of Tuthill ⓘ
  1401 battle

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  Siege of Caernarfon ⓘ
  1404 siege

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  Battle of Tuthill ⓘ
  1461 battle

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  Battle of Y Dalar Hir ⓘ
  Battle of the Second English Civil War

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  The Battery ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in Anglesey. On the headland at the NW edge of the park: Penrhos Beach below to W. Penrhos Coastal Park lies at the SE end of Holy Island.

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  Caer Gybi ⓘ
  remains of a Roman fortlet in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK  

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  Castell Bryn Gwyn ⓘ
  Welsh prehistoric site  

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  Dolwyddelan Castle ⓘ
  castle in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Dolbadarn ⓘ
  castle in Gwynedd, Wales, built by the princes of Wales  

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  Criccieth Castle ⓘ
  castle in Criccieth, North Wales  

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  Caernarfon Castle ⓘ
  castle in Caernarfon, North Wales  

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  Beaumaris Castle ⓘ
  castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales  

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  Penrhyn Castle ⓘ
  country house in Llandygái, Gwynedd, Wales  

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  Fort Belan ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Gwynedd

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  Plas Newydd Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum on Anglesey  

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  Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

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  HMS Conway ⓘ
  Royal Navy training school

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  HMS H5 ⓘ
  1915 H-class submarine

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  HMS Nimrod ⓘ
  1812 Cruizer-class brig-sloop

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  HMS Enterprise ⓘ
  1864 central battery ironclad

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1775 Fort Belan

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1075 Battle of Bron yr Erw

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1098 Battle of Anglesey Sound

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1157 Battle of Tal Moelfre

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1170 Battle of Pentraeth

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1255 Battle of Bryn Derwin

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1282 Battle of Moel-y-don

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1401 Battle of Tuthill

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1404 Siege of Caernarfon

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1461 Battle of Tuthill

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1648 Battle of Y Dalar Hir

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1220 Dolbadarn

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1230 Criccieth Castle

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1283 Caernarfon Castle

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1295 Beaumaris Castle

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1820 Penrhyn Castle

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1960 Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

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1864 HMS Enterprise

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Old cannon at Fort Belan

Firing the cannon at Fort Belan

Entrance to Fort Belan, Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon, North Wales.

Entrance to Fort Belan, Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon, North Wales.

Fort Belan from the West

Fort Belan Docks

Fort Belan

Fort Belan

Forbidding Fort Belan

Near the dock, Fort Belan

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	460	Dunoding		Wikidata
area	region	500	Kingdom of Ceredigion		Wikidata
area	region	500	Kingdom of Powys		Wikidata
area	region	680	Kingdom of Seisyllwg		Wikidata
area	region	1160	Powys Wenwynwyn		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Ynys Môn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1075	Battle of Bron yr Erw	battle, Trahaearn ap Caradog, Gruffudd ap Cynan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1098	Battle of Anglesey Sound	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Tal Moelfre	Henry II of England, battle, Owain Gwynedd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1170	Battle of Pentraeth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1255	Battle of Bryn Derwin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Moel-y-don	English people, Kingdom of England, Welsh people, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1401	Battle of Tuthill	Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Siege of Caernarfon	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Tuthill	battle, House of Lancaster, House of York	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Y Dalar Hir	battle	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		The Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	castle		Caer Gybi	churchyard wall, castellum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Bryn Gwyn	archaeological site, castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle		Dolwyddelan Castle	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Dolbadarn	Welsh princes' castles, castle ruin, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Criccieth Castle	castle, Welsh princes' castles, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1283	Caernarfon Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, tourist attraction, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1295	Beaumaris Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1820	Penrhyn Castle	National Trust, tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1775	Fort Belan	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Plas Newydd Military Museum	military museum, National Trust	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Conway	shipwreck, training vessel, Conway-class corvette	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS H5	H-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Nimrod	brig-sloop, Cruizer-class brig-sloop, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1864	HMS Enterprise	central battery ironclad, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Old cannon at Fort Belan		Commons
commons	image		Firing the cannon at Fort Belan		Commons
commons	image		Entrance to Fort Belan, Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon, North Wales.		Commons
commons	image		Entrance to Fort Belan, Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon, North Wales.		Commons
commons	image		Fort Belan from the West		Commons
commons	image		Fort Belan Docks		Commons
commons	image		Fort Belan		Commons
commons	image		Fort Belan		Commons
commons	image		Forbidding Fort Belan		Commons
commons	image		Near the dock, Fort Belan		Commons