2017

NS4278 : Concrete block of Starfish Decoy

taken 7 years ago, near to Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Concrete block of Starfish Decoy
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.
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 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.


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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Defence, Military Landmark: Carman Hill
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carman Hill Automatic Clusters: · Concrete Blocks [6] Other Photos: · Concrete blocks of Starfish Decoy · Traces of a square structure ·
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Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 22 February, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 2 March, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4201 7808 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.1787N 4:31.9815W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4201 7808
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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