Glennglassaugh beach defences, Banffshire, September 2008

zimbob · Sep 13, 2008

As we were at the Distillery (report is here http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=6957&highlight=glenglassaugh
it seemed only polite to visit the beach below, where we found tank-traps, a pillbox, and a small emplacement :

Traces of steel shutters still extant :

Original steel door had survived

Tank-traps running down the beach :

The view from the emplacement - oddly the village was right in the line of fire :lol:

All the tank-traps had stones set in the tops

A last view over the beach :

A nice little bonus find after the Distillery

Neosea · Sep 13, 2008

Sure was a good bonus! Thanks for the photo's

Foxylady · Sep 13, 2008

Neosea said:
Sure was a good bonus!

Definitely! Excellent find. Love the Anti-tank blocks.

BigLoada · Sep 13, 2008

Thats pretty cool finding the door still intact. Those stones on the tank traps are weird! Nice find.

BigLoada · Sep 13, 2008

Accidental post, see Edit.

Engineer · Sep 14, 2008

Beach Defences.

Those pebbles stuck in the tank trap blocks remind me of the anti-pedestrian carriageway dividers in Wolverhampton, anti loafing/sitting for soldiers?

Bax__ · Sep 14, 2008

Nice!,

I think there's a coastal battery at Sandend a little further along the coast... Never been so I don't know what kind of condition it's in.

zimbob · Sep 14, 2008

Bax__ said:
Nice!,

I think there's a coastal battery at Sandend a little further along the coast... Never been so I don't know what kind of condition it's in.

Aha - might be worth taking a nosey sometime, let us know when you are back from the Fatherland :mrgreen:

smiffy · Sep 15, 2008

That first photo is very reminiscent of Normandy....the steep gorse covered dune behind the emplacement and the general layout/design of it ....could almost be Omaha beach...great stuff cheers..........

Bax__ · Sep 15, 2008

zimbob said:
Aha - might be worth taking a nosey sometime, let us know when you are back from the Fatherland

I'm still at home, haven't been away yet but the wifes Grandmother died and her Funeral was last week. I'm not sure what's happening at work at the moment, there's a few people being made redundant and all non-essential travel has been cancelled....

Did you and Bryag go to Leuchars? I didn't bother calling you guys as I thought I'd better spend some time with the wife...

sqwasher · Sep 15, 2008

Nice find & strange how the village is in direct line! :mrgreen:

Bryag · Sep 16, 2008

Bax__ said:
I'm still at home, haven't been away yet but the wifes Grandmother died and her Funeral was last week. I'm not sure what's happening at work at the moment, there's a few people being made redundant and all non-essential travel has been cancelled....

Did you and Bryag go to Leuchars? I didn't bother calling you guys as I thought I'd better spend some time with the wife...

Sorry to hear that, Bax__

If we had known you were still here we would have given you the heads up, although under the circumstances, you joining us may not have been appropriate. Give Donna my best wishes. I know only too well how difficult these times can be

With regards to Leuchars, someone decided he had to buy ANOTHER car (what is that now Zimbob, FOUR? How many arses have you got, Man!)

So could not make it. I ended up going down for the day with my eldest son, and it was *****! I actually overheard a guy in the carpark moaning that he had been coming for 40 years (now that's some load

) and this was the worst one ever. Still, they can't control the weather

Low cloud meant that very few of the displays went ahead. I saw and photographed the Vulcan, but never saw it fly. There was a cool display by an F-16, the Tornado display was pretty good too- just hearing a jet break the sound barrier 100 feet from the ground was impressive

The Apache helicopter did a little display and the Westland Navy lynx did also. The Typhoon (Eurofighter) showed some incredible aerobatics, including some manouvers which can only be described as aerial handbrake turns. It is a serious piece of kit.

If I am to go next year, I think I will VIP it, as it is a long day to stand and walk about. Also the VIP's get to clamber about the static displays

spacepunk · Sep 16, 2008

We drove past Leuchars on monday afternoon and were fortunate to see a US airforce biggy do a fly-by and a lear jet come into land.

zimbob · Sep 17, 2008

Bryag said:
(what is that now Zimbob, FOUR? How many arses have you got, Man!)

I've just the one, but it is extremely well-formed, and rather pert :mrgreen:

Bax__ · Sep 17, 2008

Bryag said:
Sorry to hear that, Bax__

If we had known you were still here we would have given you the heads up, although under the circumstances, you joining us may not have been appropriate. Give Donna my best wishes. I know only too well how difficult these times can be

With regards to Leuchars, someone decided he had to buy ANOTHER car (what is that now Zimbob, FOUR? How many arses have you got, Man!)
So could not make it. I ended up going down for the day with my eldest son, and it was *****! I actually overheard a guy in the carpark moaning that he had been coming for 40 years (now that's some load) and this was the worst one ever. Still, they can't control the weather

Low cloud meant that very few of the displays went ahead. I saw and photographed the Vulcan, but never saw it fly. There was a cool display by an F-16, the Tornado display was pretty good too- just hearing a jet break the sound barrier 100 feet from the ground was impressive The Apache helicopter did a little display and the Westland Navy lynx did also. The Typhoon (Eurofighter) showed some incredible aerobatics, including some manouvers which can only be described as aerial handbrake turns. It is a serious piece of kit.

If I am to go next year, I think I will VIP it, as it is a long day to stand and walk about. Also the VIP's get to clamber about the static displays

Cheers Bryag!

Donna and her family had about a month to prepare so she's been pretty good all in all. Still not nice though.

I don't feel so bad now about Leuchars either, especially after reading the Vulcan couldn't fly, mind you it's bad news that they think it won't fly again due to lack of cash.

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