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Inverbervie Beach...
Well if we're going that far north...

Here's one on the eastern approaches to Elgin.


The walls are constructed completely of local sandstone which is rather soft and probably wouldn't have stopped a butter knife never mind an 88mm shell from a german panzer





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I reckon these are WW2 obsticles but cant say for sure, them triangles are strange





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Default 07-09-2010, 23:33

They're anti tank obstacles.

Some near Dinas Dinclle beach used as coastal protection:



And some near Hazel Grove railway bridge:

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Wow that beach set are fantastic, These cylinders are on the A59 in Burscough in 2 different locations



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Default 14-09-2010, 01:51

I'm a proper n00b to this thread but I think it's quite interesting, I saw these on the beach in Hartlepool but I don't think they are anything special, Any takers?

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Default 14-09-2010, 13:13

Those look like anti-tank / landing craft cubes. I know some people at Formby who have them in their gardens facing on to the beach. Hera are some on the causeway to Holy Island:

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Ah no worries then, Cheers dude!
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cubes are great!
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Default 14-09-2010, 16:02

Has anyone been to the Woodchurch pillbox? Will save me a trip if you have.


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