Where i live in fife the coastline has miles of these large concrete bolders i believe were planted to keep out the german tanks from flooding up the beach via the north sea .Is this true and how many places still have these in place .I remember as a lad trying to jump from one to another but i ended up with plenty skinned knees .
Dragons Teeth no less designed to stop armour getting accross, I believe the way to remedy this was to fill the gaps with sand, soil etc, Very useful though for the initial stopage of vehicles though, a common sight on most beaches they are being removed now.
Sounds like what we had down at Eastney beach, in Portsmouth. I know them well, they make handy little places to prop yourself against when fishing! There are also some examples down at Worbarrow Bay and I believe also at Chesil Beach in Dorset.
James There is some great beach defences down on the Chesil Beach single and at the back of the fleet, also inland pillboxes as well. Portland is a good place as well and if you have time pop into Nothe Fort at Weymouth, the cap park is where the AA guns where sited to defend Portland Naval Base. The museum is worth the entrance fee it takes you through history with WW2 being prominant with weapons and also maps showing the disposition of ships at different times
They were everywhere at one time When I was a teenager i remember all the river bridges on the A30 approaching London from the SW had them either side of the road, we used to count them on the way home. Can't remember how many though now. Rob
There are a few examples in these links - http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/search.php?searchid=1459009 http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/search.php?searchid=1459011
The Isle of Grain Kent Sorry about the quality - scans of old prints I took about ten years ago. You can see them on Google Earth. Richie
Where i live in fife the coastline has miles of these large concrete bolders i believe were planted to keep out the german tanks from flooding up the beach via the north sea .Is this true and how many places still have these in place .I remember as a lad trying to jump from one to another but i ended up with plenty skinned knees . If you look on Google Earth, along the Moray coast from Lossiemouth westwards towards Nairn there are miles of them still in situ and clearly visible. Tom.
Here's an old photo (c.1964) of me 'invading' the beach at Lossiemouth (with Buccaneer in the background!). The blocks look a bit more eroded now and many are tilting. Tom.
Heres the ones at Eastney, just in front of the Fort Cumberland Radar station. The fish went back alive, by the way...
If you look on Google Earth, along the Moray coast from Lossiemouth westwards towards Nairn there are miles of them still in situ and clearly visible. Tom. Superb photos and maps of the Lossiemouth beach installations here: General - Lossiemouth Battery 'The Unknown'. - UK Urban Exploration Forums Tom.
