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Field gun emplacement - open fronted (W-facing) with side embrasures. Grass on roof [camouflage]. Brick-shuttered.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/07/15)
Type of site | GUN EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | Fowler's Hill, N of Garstang, close to Lancaster Canal. |
Area |
Garstang, Lancashire, England |
Grid reference |
SD 485 475
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Brown, Russell |
Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 15 - Stop line running from Preston to Lancaster, essential to prevent rupture of communication by main road from either E or W. |
Photographs |
(4) - exterior views, two of which are photocopies (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0012831 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/07/15 |