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A shot posted thanks to Ruth , I took this shot twelve odd years ago and Ruth took a shot last week for SSC which reminded me of this old shot . Ruth's shot was taken up on the Orkneys from a WW2 look-put post .
On the other hand this was taken at the other end of the UK at the Battery at St. Anthony's Head on the Roseland Peninsula looking across Carrick Roads to Falmouth in Kernow ( Cornwall ) .
Concrete buildings on the tip of the Roseland Peninsular represent a local history of military fortifications, including a gun battery, ammunition stores and gunner's lookout.
The first artillery was built in 1796 in response to the French invasion and was a battery of 24-pounder cannons. In 1885 these were replaced by 64-pounder muzzle loaders. In 1904 a completely new coastal fort was built, with two huge 6 inch VII breech loading guns, each with 23ft long barrels.
The first artillery was built in 1796 in response to the French invasion and was a battery of 24-pounder cannons. In 1885 these were replaced by 64-pounder muzzle loaders. In 1904 a completely new coastal fort was built, with two huge 6 inch VII breech loading guns, each with 23ft long barrels.
The gun pedestals were mounted in 7ft deep pits, and below them was the magazine, entered by a central door. The magazine layout was designed to reduce the risk of accidental explosion – shells and cartridges were stored apart from each other, and lifted up to the gun pits using separate hand-cranked hoists, only coming together when they were loaded into the guns.
The battery remained fully operational, and the magazine filled with ammunition, until 1956 when the guns were dismounted, cut up and carted away for scrap. When we bought the headland in 1959 the gun pits were filled with rubble. The eastern pit has now been excavated to expose the original walkways, stores and ammunition hoists.
Info from National Trust webpage who now care for the Battery .
In the first comment comment box there is a view of the observation point from the outside and a view of St. Anthony Head lighthouse which is below the Battery further down the cliff !
An explosion of light behind Dunstanburgh Castle, taken on my first trip up to this location. I produced a number of different types of shots but this one was the most interesting in my opinion.
20 septembre 2020 ,
Une convergence s'est mise en place à peine à l'Est de Saint-Tropez, ce qui a pour conséquence d'engendrer des convections très profonde à tel point qu'a l'œil nu je voyais le nuage s'enrouler tout en montant comme s'il y avait une éruption volcanique !
Plus tard je recenserai plus de 5 trombes marines ainsi qu'un déluge de foudre ramifié complètement dingue .
trabajoso cutout. ultima del mes, nos vemos en 15 dias, no se olviden de pasarse por los otros lugares!!!:
saludos y estense todos bien y mejor tambien
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