2014
SU0669 : Entrance to WW2 gun emplacement in round barrow, north of West Down
taken 11 years ago, near to Yatesbury, Wiltshire, England
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Entrance to WW2 gun emplacement in round barrow, north of West Down
Entrance to Second World War gun emplacement in round barrow, see also SU0669 : Round Barrow with WW2 gun emplacement, north of West Down. Link
(Archive Link ) Link (Archive Link ) During WW2, the barrow was damaged in order to insert an anti-aircraft post, one of five light anti-aircraft gun emplacements that made up part of the airfield defences of the Radio School at RAF Yatesbury. The extant gun emplacement consists of a twin gun‐pit, blast shelter and zig‐zag blast corridor. This is the entrance to the blast corridor. The concrete walling at the top would have protected the gun and personnel from the enemy approaching from the south.
(Archive Link ) Link (Archive Link ) During WW2, the barrow was damaged in order to insert an anti-aircraft post, one of five light anti-aircraft gun emplacements that made up part of the airfield defences of the Radio School at RAF Yatesbury. The extant gun emplacement consists of a twin gun‐pit, blast shelter and zig‐zag blast corridor. This is the entrance to the blast corridor. The concrete walling at the top would have protected the gun and personnel from the enemy approaching from the south.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- SU0669, 27 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Vieve Forward (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 13 December, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 14 December, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SU 067 696 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.5384N 1:54.2670W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SU 067 696
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
