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Vementry, Swarbacks Head, Coast Battery, Gun Emplacements And Magazines

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View of emplacements from W.
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View of emplacements from ESE, with 6-inch guns removed from HMS Gibraltar.
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Detail of E gun breech.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the coast battery, gun emplacements and magazines, taken from the W.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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View of emplacements from E, with 6-inch guns removed from HMS Gibraltar.
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Detail of 6-inch gun mounting.
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Detail of E gun, showing barrel and front blast plate.
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Detail of E gun 'hold fast'.
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View of W gun emplacement magazine and observation post from W (possible WWII peat cutting area in between).
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View of W gun emplacement from E, with ready-use ammunition lockers and magazine.
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View of W gun emplacement from SE, with ready-use ammunition lockers and magazine.
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View of W gun emplacement from SW, with magazine in foreground.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Scanned image of drawing showing plans and section of First World War gun emplacement with magazine and surviving 6-inch gun
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Oblique aerial view.
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View of emplacements from ESE, with 6-inch guns removed from HMS Gibraltar.
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View of E gun emplacement magazine and observation post from W (possible WWII peat cutting area in between).
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Detail of E gun, showing barrel and front blast plate.
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