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The beach at Poldhu Cove was mined and protected by the usual scaffolding across the beach. Nothing remains at this site today, but local residents can remember that at least one soldier was killed accidentally by a mine during the war.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/12/02)
Type of site | ANTI BOAT LANDING OBSTACLE |
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Location | Situated at Poldhu Cove on W coast of the Lizard peninsula, just N of Mullion. |
Area |
Mullion, Cornwall, England |
Grid reference |
SW 6660 1995
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1996)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Iron, Land mines |
Recorder | Harvey, Alwyn (Fortress Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
Cornwall coast defences - Defences of the Cornwall coastal crust. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - sheet with photograph attached. |
Photographs | (1) - site view. |
DOB site reference: | S0005655 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/12/02 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Demolition, In the period 1945 1950 |