Pontrilas Army Training Area

Pontrilas Army Training Area
Pontrilas, Herefordshire
Pontrilas Army Training Area
Site information
TypeBarracks
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Location
Pontrilas Army Training Area
Location within Herefordshire
Coordinates51°57′56″N 2°52′34″W / 51.96556°N 2.87611°W / 51.96556; -2.87611
Site history
Built1930s
Built forWar Office
In use1930s-Present

Pontrilas Army Training Area is a British Army training camp, located just north of the village of Ewyas Harold near to Pontrilas in Herefordshire, England. Originally developed pre-World War II by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an ammunition dump, it was served by the Golden Valley Railway.

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