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Beach and pillbox near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald geograph for square NJ9510 A view north along the sandy beach near Aberdeen, on Scotland's North Sea... (more)
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BeachX
near:Bridge of DonX
top:CoastalX
Concrete StructureX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
type:GeographX
Observation PostX
subject:PillboxX
PillboxX
Sand BeachX
Sandy BeachX
country:ScotlandX
Wartime Defences
Wartime FortificationsX
Wartime RelicX
WW2 Observation PostX
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Pillbox on the beach near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald geograph for square NJ9510 A derelict wartime pillbox on the beach near Aberdeen, on Scotland's North Sea coast.
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BeachX
subject:BeachX
near:Bridge of DonX
top:CoastalX
Concrete StructureX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
type:GeographX
Observation PostX
PillboxX
Sand BeachX
Sandy BeachX
country:ScotlandX
Wartime Defences
Wartime FortificationsX
Wartime RelicX
WW2 Observation PostX
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Pillbox on the beach near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald geograph for square NJ9510 A derelict wartime pillbox on the beach near Aberdeen, on Scotland's North Sea coast.
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near:AberdeenX
BeachX
near:Bridge of DonX
top:CoastalX
Concrete StructureX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
type:GeographX
Observation PostX
PillboxX
subject:PillboxX
Sand BeachX
Sandy BeachX
country:ScotlandX
Wartime Defences
Wartime FortificationsX
Wartime RelicX
WW2 Observation PostX
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Pillbox and wind turbine near Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
by Malc McDonald geograph for square NJ9510 A derelict wartime pillbox on the beach near Abderdeen, on Scotland's North... (more)
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near:AberdeenX
BeachX
near:Bridge of DonX
top:CoastalX
Concrete StructureX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
top:Energy InfrastructureX
type:GeographX
Observation PostX
subject:PillboxX
PillboxX
Sand BeachX
Sandy BeachX
country:ScotlandX
Wartime Defences
Wartime FortificationsX
Wartime RelicX
Wind TurbineX
WW2 Observation PostX
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Neglected pillbox
by Tiger for square TL4359 At the edge of the Ascension burial ground in All Saints' Lane, this... (more)
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top:Burial Ground, CrematoriumX
type:Close LookX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
subject:PillboxX
top:Suburb, Urban FringeX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
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Flotta: wartime lookout on Stanger Head
by Chris Downer geograph for square ND3792 Flotta is peppered with wartime relics as it was an important strategic location... (more)
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top:CoastalX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
HeadlandX
top:IslandsX
LookoutX
subject:Observation PostX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
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World War II Pill Box
by Richard Carter geograph for square TF2009 Old WWII pill box near Newborough
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
subject:DefencesX
DefencesX
type:GeographX
top:GrasslandX
NewboroughX
place:PeterboroughX
Pill BoxX
PillboxX
PillboxesX
WarX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
World War IIX
World War II DefencesX
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Cylinder and pillbox
by Bill Nicholls geograph for square SU9256 These anti-tank cylinders would have been used in conjunction with the... (more)
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Hurn: a tree growing out of some concrete remnants
by Chris Downer geograph for square SZ1396 The slopes of Ramsdown Plantation are peppered with old wartime remains, of... (more)
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
type:GeographX
RootsX
TreeX
subject:TreeX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
top:Wild Animals, Plants and MushroomsX
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Knipe Point or Osgodby Point
by Pauline E geograph for square TA0685 Viewed from the old wartime defences which have tumbled onto the beach.
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Dover: the castle keep from the southeast
by Chris Downer geograph for square TR3241 Looking along the northeast edge of the castle complex - the 11th-century keep... (more)
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CastleX
top:City, Town CentreX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
Wartime Defences
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Interior of Pillbox on Argoed Road
by Nigel Davies for square SN6311 This is a view in through the front slit towards the largely blocked door at the... (more)
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Remains of pillbox overlooking Man o' War Cove
by Phil Champion geograph for square SY8080 This pillbox would have been well positioned to bring down fire on enemy forces... (more)
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top:CoastalX
Defence of BritainX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
place:Durdle DoorX
place:LulworthX
PillboxX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
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In defence of the realm
by Anthony Vosper for square SY2389 Over grown and unnoticed part of Beer's wartime defences.
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Pillbox, Newtownards
by Rossographer geograph for square J4972 Pillbox alongside Newtownards Airport, part of the wartime defences.
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top:CoastalX
subject:DefencesX
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
place:NewtownardsX
Newtownards AirportX
subject:PillboxX
PillboxX
PillboxesX
Wartime Defences
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West side of Pillbox on Argoed Road
by Nigel Davies for square SN6311 Tags:
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
Military PillboxX
PillboxX
top:UplandsX
WarfareX
WartimeX
Wartime Defences
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Pillbox Entrance on Argoed Road
by Nigel Davies geograph for square SN6311 This is a view of the door at the back of the pillbox immediately adjacent to the road.
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
Military PillboxX
PillboxX
top:UplandsX
WarfareX
WartimeX
Wartime Defences
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Front of Pillbox on Argoed Road
by Nigel Davies geograph for square SN6311 This view is uphill towards the front of the box. Argoed Road is immediately... (more)
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
Military PillboxX
PillboxX
top:UplandsX
WarfareX
WartimeX
Wartime Defences
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Wartime Defence System
by Mary and Angus Hogg geograph for square NJ1167 Anti-tank blocks and a pillbox at Burghead Bay from the Second World War.
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BeachX
top:CoastalX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
DunesX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
Wartime Defences
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Fan Hole and the Dover breakwaters, 1967
by G H Clarke geograph for square TR3542 Category: Coastal scenery Two WW2 pillboxes are visible very close to the cliff edge.
A very similar... (more)
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Dragon's teeth, Fairbourne
by E Gammie geograph for square SH6113 Category: Wartime relics The promenade, tank traps, shingle and sand on the Ro Wen spit at the mouth of... (more)
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Dover: Eastern Docks entrance from the WWII lookout
by Chris Downer for square TR3241 Looking from the World War II buildings in the castle complex, which are set up... (more)
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CastleX
top:City, Town CentreX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
subject:DockX
DocksX
top:Docks, HarboursX
Harbour WallX
LighthouseX
LookoutX
Wartime Defences
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Flotta: the old signal station from the rear
by Chris Downer geograph for square ND3792 Another view of ND3792 : Flotta: old signal station at Stanger Head from across a pond of water, possibly natural but... (more)
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
top:IslandsX
subject:Signal StationX
Signal StationX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
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Flotta: old signal station at Stanger Head
by Chris Downer geograph for square ND3792 The former Naval signal station stands as a brash ruin above the disused quarry... (more)
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
top:IslandsX
QuarryX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
subject:Signal StationX
Signal StationX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
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Flotta: looking out from a lookout on Stanger Head
by Chris Downer for square ND3792 The seaward view from ND3792 : Flotta: wartime lookout on Stanger Head.
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top:CoastalX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
HeadlandX
top:IslandsX
LookoutX
subject:Observation PostX
ViewX
Wartime Defences
Wartime RelicX
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Type 24 pillbox on the beach at Fairbourne
by Phil Champion geograph for square SH6112 A brick built pillbox set into a long line of anti tank blocks at the top of the... (more)
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Interior of a pillbox on the beach at Fairbourne
by Phil Champion for square SH6112 A brick built pillbox set into a long line of anti tank blocks at the top of the... (more)
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Anti-Invasion DefencesX
BeachX
Beach DefenceX
top:CoastalX
Coastal CrustX
Defence of BritainX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
place:FairbourneX
subject:PillboxX
PillboxX
Type 24X
Wartime Defences
WWIIX
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Type 24 pillbox on the beach at Fairbourne
by Phil Champion geograph for square SH6112 A brick built pillbox set into a long line of anti tank blocks at the top of the... (more)
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Anti-tank blocks on the beach at Fairbourne
by Phil Champion geograph for square SH6112 A well preserved line of concrete blocks run along the top of the beach.... (more)
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Anti-tank blocks on the beach at Fairbourne
by Phil Champion geograph for square SH6112 A well preserved line of concrete blocks run along the top of the beach.... (more)
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Pillbox, Crail Airfield
by Alan O'Dowd geograph for square NO6208 A military defence building covering a vulnerable point in the coastal defences... (more)
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top:Defence, MilitaryX
type:GeographX
GorseX
top:Heath, ScrubX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
top:LowlandsX
PillboxX
Wartime Defences
Whin BushesX
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World War II Defences, The Knab
by David Dixon geograph for square HU4840 This concrete structure, now a roosting site for seabirds, is the remains of a... (more)
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Moss-covered cylinder
by Bill Nicholls for square SU9256 Another little surprise was finding a moss-covered anti-tank cylinder behind the pillbox.
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The top of the block
by Bill Nicholls for square SU9256 This would have been the top of the roadblock at Curzon Bridge; I might add that... (more)
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A better view
by Bill Nicholls for square SU9256 This gives a better view and more of an idea as to what the dragon's tooth... (more)
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And better still
by Bill Nicholls for square SU9256 Took me a few moments to realise that this was a dragon's tooth which had... (more)
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On its side
by Bill Nicholls for square SU9256 Day got better as well finding this roadblock which had been pushed over on its side.
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Position of the tooth
by Bill Nicholls geograph for square SU9256 Not sure if it was here originally but there would have been a whole lot of them... (more)
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A lonely tooth
by Bill Nicholls for square SU9256 A lonely dragon's tooth left over from the Second World War sits beside the... (more)
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The whole side
by Bill Nicholls geograph for square SU5266 After a couple of minutes treading down stingers I reveal the whole side and can... (more)
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All filled in
by Bill Nicholls for square SU5266 Here we see the area that would have held the gun on a hold fast. It is now... (more)
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There you are
by Bill Nicholls for square SU5266 So after tramping a few stingers down you see the side of a gunpit and one end.... (more)
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Confirmation of the gunpit
by Bill Nicholls for square SU5266 Then after following along the concrete I came out the other end and confirmed... (more)
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Corner of the gunpit
by Bill Nicholls for square SU5266 After crawling under the bush I came out the other side and spotted a corner,... (more)
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Wartime lookout building, Carn Mòr, Islay
by Becky Williamson geograph for square NR1964 |
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Where the rail went
by Bill Nicholls geograph for square TQ0347 This is the first of this type of road block I have seen which I think is a rail... (more)
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Wartime Remains at Rhubha Stoer
by Mary and Angus Hogg geograph for square NC0232 There's little left to see now of the former RAF radar station at Raffin.... (more)
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top:Air TransportX
top:CoastalX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
Wartime Defences
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Lamb Holm: view across the Churchill Barrier towards Holm
by Chris Downer geograph for square HY4800 Looking across Churchill Barrier No.1, one of a series of barriers built across... (more)
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BarrierX
top:CoastalX
top:Defence, MilitaryX
top:IslandsX
Sea DefencesX
SoundX
Wartime Defences
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Kilnsea sound mirror, from the east
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square TA4116 The sound of incoming enemy airships was focused onto a collector head on the... (more)
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Defence SystemX
subject:DefencesX
period:First World WarX
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
place:KilnseaX
Scheduled Ancient MonumentX
Sound MirrorX
Wartime Defences
World War 1X
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Kilnsea sound mirror, with lichen
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square TA4116 The sound of incoming enemy airships was focused onto a collector head on the... (more)
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Defence SystemX
subject:DefencesX
period:First World WarX
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
place:KilnseaX
LichenX
Scheduled Ancient MonumentX
Sound MirrorX
Wartime Defences
World War 1X
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