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Flotta: wartime lookout on Stanger Head
by Chris Downer
geograph for square ND3792
Flotta is peppered with wartime relics as it was an important strategic location... (more)
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Neglected pillbox
by Tiger
for square TL4359
At the edge of the Ascension burial ground in All Saints' Lane, this... (more)
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Talacre: a wartime relic on the beach
by Chris Downer
geograph for square SJ1285
This concrete lump looks as if it was probably a pillbox or other wartime... (more)
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Kimmeridge: a wartime relic watches over us
by Chris Downer
geograph for square SY9079
A family enjoys the spectacular coastline of Kimmeridge Bay as an alien-like... (more)
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Pill box, Portrush
by Albert Bridge
for square C8640
Category: Wartime relics
The north coast of NI faces the Atlantic and, during WWII, there was a... (more)
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Pillbox by the River Stour
by Glyn Baker
for square TL8838
A wartime relic by the river.
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Salt Ness
by Bill Boaden
geograph for square HY4719
A low headland distinguished by its wartime relics.
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Lerwick: lookout relic on The Knab
by Chris Downer
geograph for square HU4740
An old wartime instalment, no doubt providing a lookout along Bressay Sound,... (more)
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Water storage tank, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire (2)
by Brian Robert Marshall
geograph for square SU2365
Category: Wartime relics
In the second world war Savernake Forest was a huge ammunition depot. It stored... (more)
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Water storage tank, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire (1)
by Brian Robert Marshall
for square SU2365
Category: Wartime relics
In the second world war Savernake Forest was a huge ammunition depot. It stored... (more)
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Entrance to North Meadow National Nature Reserve, Cricklade, Wiltshire
by Brian Robert Marshall
geograph for square SU0994
Category: Entrance
The fourteen concrete blocks at the side of the entrance are wartime relics from... (more)
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Pillbox on the beach near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald
geograph for square NJ9510
A derelict wartime pillbox on the beach near Aberdeen, on Scotland's North Sea coast.
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Pillbox on the beach near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald
geograph for square NJ9510
A derelict wartime pillbox on the beach near Aberdeen, on Scotland's North Sea coast.
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Pillbox and wind turbine near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald
geograph for square NJ9510
A derelict wartime pillbox on the beach near Abderdeen, on Scotland's North... (more)
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Beach and pillbox near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald
geograph for square NJ9510
A view north along the sandy beach near Aberdeen, on Scotland's North Sea... (more)
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Relic of RAF Ingham
by David Wright
geograph for square SK9585
WWII buildings now in use for agricultural purposes.
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Wartime Target in Luce Bay
by Mary and Angus Hogg
for square NX1252
Viewed from the next square, the concrete pillars are all that's left of a... (more)
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Cylinder and pillbox
by Bill Nicholls
geograph for square SU9256
These anti-tank cylinders would have been used in conjunction with the... (more)
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Knipe Point or Osgodby Point
by Pauline E
geograph for square TA0685
Viewed from the old wartime defences which have tumbled onto the beach.
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Brick circle, Orlock, Groomsport/Donaghadee (July 2018)
by Albert Bridge
for square J5682
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Hurn: a tree growing out of some concrete remnants
by Chris Downer
geograph for square SZ1396
The slopes of Ramsdown Plantation are peppered with old wartime remains, of... (more)
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Old air raid shelter, Belvoir forest, Belfast (August 2014)
by Albert Bridge
geograph for square J3369
During World War II Belvoir forest was used by the army and navy – see... (more)
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RAF Bomb Shelter at Chester Castle
by Jeff Buck
for square SJ4065
This domed concrete structure was originally located at the end of the runway at... (more)
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Corner of the gunpit
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU5266
After crawling under the bush I came out the other side and spotted a corner,... (more)
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Osmington Mills: pillbox on Bran Point and view of White Nothe
by Chris Downer
for square SY7481
A wartime lookout cuts a rather bleak figure on the top of Bran Point, just... (more)
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Flotta: the old signal station from the rear
by Chris Downer
geograph for square ND3792
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Flotta: old signal station at Stanger Head
by Chris Downer
geograph for square ND3792
The former Naval signal station stands as a brash ruin above the disused quarry... (more)
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Wartime shelter remains
by Richard Croft
geograph for square SK8627
Overgrown remains of a WW2 shelter in Cooper's Plantation associated with... (more)
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Wartime remains on Carn Llidi
by Bill Boaden
geograph for square SM7327
This site was used in both world wars, for observation and communication. It has... (more)
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Old wartime buildings at Gilmerton
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT5477
I presume part of the old East Fortune Airfield, and still in use.
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WW2 Remnants in the Woods
by Des Blenkinsopp
geograph for square SU6580
There are several structures like this in the woods around here, left over from... (more)
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Churchill
by Richard Croft
for square TF1059
Winston Churchill says 'You Deserve Victory' from a wartime poster at... (more)
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Remains of pillbox overlooking Man o' War Cove
by Phil Champion
geograph for square SY8080
This pillbox would have been well positioned to bring down fire on enemy forces... (more)
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Moss-covered cylinder
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU9256
Another little surprise was finding a moss-covered anti-tank cylinder behind the pillbox.
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The top of the block
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU9256
This would have been the top of the roadblock at Curzon Bridge; I might add that... (more)
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A better view
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU9256
This gives a better view and more of an idea as to what the dragon's tooth... (more)
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And better still
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU9256
Took me a few moments to realise that this was a dragon's tooth which had... (more)
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On its side
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU9256
Day got better as well finding this roadblock which had been pushed over on its side.
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Position of the tooth
by Bill Nicholls
geograph for square SU9256
Not sure if it was here originally but there would have been a whole lot of them... (more)
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A lonely tooth
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU9256
A lonely dragon's tooth left over from the Second World War sits beside the... (more)
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Old Airfield Huts
by Des Blenkinsopp
geograph for square SU4699
Old WW2 relics formerly part of RAF Abingdon. There are several more in this field.
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The whole side
by Bill Nicholls
geograph for square SU5266
After a couple of minutes treading down stingers I reveal the whole side and can... (more)
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All filled in
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU5266
Here we see the area that would have held the gun on a hold fast. It is now... (more)
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There you are
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU5266
So after tramping a few stingers down you see the side of a gunpit and one end.... (more)
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Confirmation of the gunpit
by Bill Nicholls
for square SU5266
Then after following along the concrete I came out the other end and confirmed... (more)
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Where the rail went
by Bill Nicholls
geograph for square TQ0347
This is the first of this type of road block I have seen which I think is a rail... (more)
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Gun Emplacement on Brickhouse Lane
by Glyn Baker
geograph for square TQ3544
The gun port is larger than on most pill boxes. I would bet many people who live... (more)
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Tank Traps at Lee-Over-Sands
by Glyn Baker
geograph for square TM1012
A war time relic and holiday homes.
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Pillbox near the Kennet and Avon Canal, Wootton Rivers
by Brian Robert Marshall
geograph for square SU1962
This is a Type FW3/28A twin anti-tank pillbox constructed in 1940/41 as part of... (more)
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World War ll Pill Box
by Richard Carter
geograph for square TF2009
Old WW2 pill box near Newborough
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