Posted on 03/13/2020 8:28:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/gallery/a-walk-around-drakes-island-3211620
some pics
Be seeing you.
Maybe some rebooted mini-episodes of Bergerac could be made there?
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There are several empty shore battery emplacements -- with four huge, short-barreled 19th century shore battery guns -- including this one still on its mount...
... visible on the ground via Google Earth...
...and, from the ground:
There is also a 180-degree arcuate battery -- with ~18 embrasures for smaller guns at approximately every ten degrees...
Also, on the Stonehouse shore facing the island, there are large fortifications with many empty gun emplacements...
Should be an intriguing place to explore!
(In some ways, it also reminds me of the abandoned shore defenses on Galveston Island, Texas.)
TXnMA
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