First of a three explores of the day, made a change from mines anyway!
Visited with cunningcorgi, wonkycows and rod.
History
This fort was originally intended to be the central work of the Northern line defences of Milford Haven consisting of six works covering the northern land approach.
A hexagonal work with sides 130 yards in length, it is surrounded by a dry ditch 36 feet wide at the bottom with an escarp of masonry 22 feet high. The counterscarp is cut from natural rock. It is flanked with one double and four single caponiers on two stories with access over a rolling bridge and tunnel through the gorge. The work is enclosed by a rampart with chemin des rondes, covered way and glacis. It was planned to mount 32 guns on the ramparts and had accommodation for 128 men in bomb proof barrack rooms, together with a main magazine and stores. The rear faces are protected from reverse fire by a parados and a traverse thrown across the interior parade.
For most of it’s life it served as barrack accommodation or stood empty under a caretaker.. During WW1 the fort became the main camp for troops manning extensive trenches and field works between Weare Point and Port Lion. A large number of hutments were constructed within and outside the fort to serve a training and transit camp. It was abandoned after WW1 and was sold to the local farmer in October 1932 for £1,400. During WW11 it saw active service once more as an AA gun battery and was used by the locals as an unofficial air raid shelter. It was used to store large quantities of ammunition during the build up to the Normandy Landings.
1 First Casemate
2 Gun ports complete with birds nests
3 Way out
4 Internal buildings, shows just how overgrown the place is
5 Second casemate
6 Looking back
7 Steps to lower level
Nothing spectacularly interesting really but was good to see it again. Was one of my first explores 6/7 years ago!
Visited with cunningcorgi, wonkycows and rod.
History
This fort was originally intended to be the central work of the Northern line defences of Milford Haven consisting of six works covering the northern land approach.
A hexagonal work with sides 130 yards in length, it is surrounded by a dry ditch 36 feet wide at the bottom with an escarp of masonry 22 feet high. The counterscarp is cut from natural rock. It is flanked with one double and four single caponiers on two stories with access over a rolling bridge and tunnel through the gorge. The work is enclosed by a rampart with chemin des rondes, covered way and glacis. It was planned to mount 32 guns on the ramparts and had accommodation for 128 men in bomb proof barrack rooms, together with a main magazine and stores. The rear faces are protected from reverse fire by a parados and a traverse thrown across the interior parade.
For most of it’s life it served as barrack accommodation or stood empty under a caretaker.. During WW1 the fort became the main camp for troops manning extensive trenches and field works between Weare Point and Port Lion. A large number of hutments were constructed within and outside the fort to serve a training and transit camp. It was abandoned after WW1 and was sold to the local farmer in October 1932 for £1,400. During WW11 it saw active service once more as an AA gun battery and was used by the locals as an unofficial air raid shelter. It was used to store large quantities of ammunition during the build up to the Normandy Landings.
1 First Casemate
2 Gun ports complete with birds nests
3 Way out
4 Internal buildings, shows just how overgrown the place is
5 Second casemate
6 Looking back
7 Steps to lower level
Nothing spectacularly interesting really but was good to see it again. Was one of my first explores 6/7 years ago!
