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Whitesand Gate, Tenby white plaque

Commemorative plaque
Whitesand Gate, Tenby white plaque
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This white commemorative plaque records: Site of Whitesand Gate dem. 1797 Recorded plaque organisation: Tenby Civic Society.
Whitesand Gate was a medieval gatehouse that once guarded one of the entrances to the walled town of Tenby; its demolition in 1797 marked the decline of defensive structures as Britain faced few external threats.

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