2011

NS4277 : Starfish Decoy control bunker

taken 13 years ago, near to Bellsmyre, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Starfish Decoy control bunker
Starfish Decoy control bunker
For another contributor's earlier picture of the bunker see NS4277 : Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker, Auchenreoch Muir. See the end-note for further details; for related images, click on the end-note title.

Square Wood can be seen in the background.
Auchenreoch Starfish decoy

During the Second World War, so-called Starfish decoys were carefully designed to provide very convincing false targets for enemy bombers. See LinkExternal link (at Secret Scotland) for a full explanation; LinkExternal link (at the same site) for a detailed description (with many photos) of the particular site shown here; Link for my own article on the topic; LinkExternal link for an annotated satellite view; and Link for nearby bomb craters, testimony to the decoy's effectiveness.

Lang Craigs Woodland :: NS4377

The woodland occupies 240 hectares (590 acres) that were acquired by the Woodland Trust Scotland in 2011. It is named after the Long Crags (or Lang Craigs), a line of cliffs — Link — making up the facade of the Kilpatrick Hills plateau. Lang Craigs Woodland is one of the 13 Commonwealth Woods, and is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). New paths have been laid out (waymarkers were added in May 2015), and about 160 hectares of new native woodland planted.


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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Defence, Military Near: Square Wood Period: Second World War other tags: Control Bunker Starfish Decoy Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carman Hill Automatic Clusters: · Starfish Decoy Control Bunker [11] Other Photos: · Starfish Decoy control bunker Title Clusters: · Starfish Decoy control bunker [3] ·
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NS4277, 78 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 12 May, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4204 7754 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.8885N 4:31.9336W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4205 7752
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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