2010

NS4277 : Concrete block at Starfish decoy site

taken 17 years ago, near to Bellsmyre, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Concrete block at Starfish decoy site
Concrete block at Starfish decoy site
This square block has the rusted remains of four L-shaped brackets set into it, near the corners; these are presumably the remains of some supports.

See also NS4277 : Remains of Starfish decoy, whose subject is located just 20 metres NNE of this block.

For the associated control bunker, see NS4277 : Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker, Auchenreoch Muir and NS4277 : Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker Escape Hatch, Auchenreoch Muir.
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: Defence, Military Derelict, Disused Period: Second World War Image Buckets ?: Closeup Category: World War II defences other tags: 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] · Concrete Blocks [5] Other Photos: · Remains of Starfish decoy · Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker, Auchenreoch Muir · Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker Escape Hatch, Auchenreoch Muir · Starfish Decoy Site - Bomb Crater, Auchenreoch Muir ·
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 29 January, 2010   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 3 February, 2010
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4213 7796 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4213 7796
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