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Gun Emplacement

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05/03/1994 1904-56, Coast Artillery, Gun Emplacement, 6 ins gun, now derelict. B3 6 ins gun emplacement constructed of mass concrete over magazine complex. Gun floor reached by a flight of steps on the SW side of the rear wall which is recessed for a hinged timber bench. Access to gun pit at south western side of semi-circular, raised concrete working platform.

The working platform is reached by a flight of steps with a telephone recess below, which is flanked by ammunition recesses to either side. The cartridge hoist rises into the south west wall, and the shell hoist rises into the working platform. The emplacement is fronted by a semi-circular, sloping shell deflecting apron.

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Type GUN EMPLACEMENT
Status Deprecated
Condition Fair
Source Defence of Britain Archive
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