Fort Belan is a Grade I Listed building at the south western end of the Menai Strait opposite Abermenai point. Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... The Menai Strait (in Welsh Afon Menai, the River Menai) is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles (23 km) long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. ... Abermenai point is the southernmost part of the island of Anglesey in Wales. ...
This coastal fortification in the parish of Llanwrda, Gwynedd was built in 1775 by Thomas Wynn, then MP for Caernarvonshire and later to become Lord Newborough. He was worried about the vulnerability of Britain’s coastline to attack, particularly because of the on-going American War of Independence. 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Caernarfonshire, also known as Carnarvonshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Gaernarfon, is a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Denbighshire, S. by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and W. by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Straits, which separates it from Anglesey. ... The Barony of Newborough has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...
Bathing in the sea at FortBelan is dangerous and should not be attempted.
Dogs - maximum 2 per house - Although welcome at the Fort, dogs must not be allowed to roam freely and must be supervised at all times; there are sheep and cattle grazing in the fields nearby.
However, FortBelan is over 250 years old and does not possess cavity wall insulation or benefit from double-glazing.
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