Ottercops Moss Gun Placements Sept 2008

[jonney]

snakes and boxes

Hi people I'm just new on here so hello everyone. My father-in-law used to own the quarry at the back of ottercops and let me tell you the snakes are pain in the a... especially in the summer, they are everywhere so be carefull. Working in the quarry we had to pass this chain home site every day and have recently been trying to research it. There are some good photo's of it on http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=raf ottercops&w=588326@N25&m=pool It was an early warning radar site for the industrial cities of the North East and reported administratively to H.Q., 73 Wing, which was then at Malton in Yorkshire, and later at Boston Spa. Operationally, it reported to the 13 Group Filter Room at Newcastle. What I would like to know (if anyone could tell me)is what stood on the top of the pill boxes as the tops of allof them are covered with reinforcing rods.

Cheers Jon

 

[Sabtr]

Hi jonney, welcome to the forum.

I have seen those pics of the site on Flikr - they just tease me more! Adders? Beautiful wee thingys. Quite a nasty bite but lovely all the same! It was my first one and the markings on it were stunning. No pics I'm afraid.

It's funny that you should mention that quarry..... the land over that way is littered with them. Google Earth shows that up. I would have visited the quarry sites but as I have said in earlier postings this whole area is a bit off our "patch".

 

[the|td4]

I think many sheep had fallen and melted down there.

lol

Lovely pics on this post and a place that I've driven past many times and never stopped. I'm sure you can see another pair on the southern side of the Tyne valley when heading past Prudhoe etc on the A696.

I could always go back there and try to get our wireless NV CCTV camera down a hole on a bit of string? I can do that anywhere now as I have my baby laptop rigged up to receive signal and record directly to HD.

(RE that wireless remote control vehicle I keep sending down pipes etc)

 

[Sabtr]

lol

Lovely pics on this post and a place that I've driven past many times and never stopped. I'm sure you can see another pair on the southern side of the Tyne valley when heading past Prudhoe etc on the A696.

I could always go back there and try to get our wireless NV CCTV camera down a hole on a bit of string? I can do that anywhere now as I have my baby laptop rigged up to receive signal and record directly to HD.

(RE that wireless remote control vehicle I keep sending down pipes etc)

Interesting. What will it fit down? Have you got the dimensions of the vehicle? I find stuff all the time but dismiss it as being too tight for me!

 

[the|td4]

Interesting. What will it fit down? Have you got the dimensions of the vehicle? I find stuff all the time but dismiss it as being too tight for me!

Hi mate, here's a link to my build thread on difflock. The camera can be removed from the car....


http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=31922

 

[numbersix]

I've been there too, we were having a shot at digging it out (with the landowners permission) and we got rid of a lot of mud and dead sheep in that shaft before we found it was flooded as well. The plan is to go back with the LPP from my Green Goddess and get it pumped out. The only problem though is that is utterly, utterly stinks and if you crawled in you'd end up smelling like an abattoir!

 

[BigLoada]

I've been there too, we were having a shot at digging it out (with the landowners permission) and we got rid of a lot of mud and dead sheep in that shaft before we found it was flooded as well. The plan is to go back with the LPP from my Green Goddess and get it pumped out. The only problem though is that is utterly, utterly stinks and if you crawled in you'd end up smelling like an abattoir!

That would excellent getting it pumped out mate. When me & Sausage went, I did want to try and somehow get the concret hatch slid back.

By the way I dont mind the reek of abbatoirs if it means getting down there