I believe this is the first report on this site on the forums, sorry if it's a bit pic-heavy!
Visited today (finally!) with Bryag.
Location is here -
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Very little history on this place, I imagine it is similar to Fort South Sutor - built in WW1 and extended at the start of WW2, then decommisioned shortly after.
Loads to see on this site, all stripped out sadly, but generally in good nick otherwise.
Pictures aren't the best I'm afraid - I was using an elderly Olympus D-380 2.0 Megapixel camera - Bryag will put mine to shame when he posts
On with the pics....
Approach to first emplacement.
Gotta love the little "rockery" affair in front of the gun emplacement - camoflauge purposes I assume, if someone knows I'd like to hear about it...
Plenty to see above ground
Good to see local products used
There was a fair bit of graffiti scratched on some wall, this was a good age at least
The second gun emplacement was in better nick
And we found this
Which had this inside
Access to the magazine - great stuff!
Numbered oak slats bolted to the wall - we assumed these would be to stack shells against?
Some rather splendid stalagtites
I'll leave the other bunker pics for Bryags ones - much better!
Except of course for the obligatory random boot
A somewhat worrying 9mm blank round
What appeared to be mess-rooms at the rear of emplacements
The camoflauge paint was in great nick too on all the buildings - loved it
There were a lot of bunkers scattered about in the undergrowth on the site - this one was particularly unusual I thought - brick lined room inside, very high ceilings, and lino throughout - any info as to use etcetera would be great
Lino - posh!
Last shot, of the view - a lovely spot this
A great explore for a sunny afternoon this one, shame we couldn't access the CASLs on the shore... never mind, a good time had by all.
Visited today (finally!) with Bryag.
Location is here -
Zoom Earth | LIVE weather map, storm tracker, rain radar
Very little history on this place, I imagine it is similar to Fort South Sutor - built in WW1 and extended at the start of WW2, then decommisioned shortly after.
Loads to see on this site, all stripped out sadly, but generally in good nick otherwise.
Pictures aren't the best I'm afraid - I was using an elderly Olympus D-380 2.0 Megapixel camera - Bryag will put mine to shame when he posts
On with the pics....
Approach to first emplacement.
Gotta love the little "rockery" affair in front of the gun emplacement - camoflauge purposes I assume, if someone knows I'd like to hear about it...
Plenty to see above ground
Good to see local products used
There was a fair bit of graffiti scratched on some wall, this was a good age at least
The second gun emplacement was in better nick
And we found this
Which had this inside
Access to the magazine - great stuff!
Numbered oak slats bolted to the wall - we assumed these would be to stack shells against?
Some rather splendid stalagtites
I'll leave the other bunker pics for Bryags ones - much better!
Except of course for the obligatory random boot
A somewhat worrying 9mm blank round
What appeared to be mess-rooms at the rear of emplacements
The camoflauge paint was in great nick too on all the buildings - loved it
There were a lot of bunkers scattered about in the undergrowth on the site - this one was particularly unusual I thought - brick lined room inside, very high ceilings, and lino throughout - any info as to use etcetera would be great
Lino - posh!
Last shot, of the view - a lovely spot this
A great explore for a sunny afternoon this one, shame we couldn't access the CASLs on the shore... never mind, a good time had by all.
