2017
NS4278 : Concrete block of Starfish Decoy
taken 10 years ago, near to Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Concrete block of Starfish Decoy
This block is one of two that stand apart from the main grouping. A prominent NS4278 : Water-filled bomb crater is just a few metres ahead on the right, although the lip of the crater obscures the interior from view.
There are interesting but much less obvious remains nearby: the remains of eight square structures that were laid out in a regular pattern. They are hard to see in satellite imagery, and even harder to see from the ground; for an attempt to record one photographically, see NS4278 : Traces of a square structure.
There are interesting but much less obvious remains nearby: the remains of eight square structures that were laid out in a regular pattern. They are hard to see in satellite imagery, and even harder to see from the ground; for an attempt to record one photographically, see NS4278 : Traces of a square structure.
Auchenreoch Starfish decoy :: NS4277
During the Second World War, so-called Starfish decoys were carefully designed to provide very convincing false targets for enemy bombers. See Link
(at Secret Scotland) for a full explanation; Link
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- NS4278, 100 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 22 February, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 2 March, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 4201 7808
[10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.1787N 4:31.9815W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
NS 4201 7808
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
