Remains of a World War 2 gun emplacement, set into the cliff face, at the site of Brownstone Emergency Battery at Froward Point near Kingsmere, Devon.
Remains of a World War 2 reinforced concrete gun emplacement, set into the cliff face, at the site of Brownstone Battery near Kingsmere, Devon. It was built in 1942. The emplacement's 6 inch guns not only protected Dartmouth and the Dart Estuary but also Start Bay and the possible landing beaches for a German invasion force centred on Slapton and Blackpool beaches. The guns were from a WW1 battleship and could fire a shell 14 miles (nearly 23 km.) Thirteen men were needed to operate each gun. There was also an ammunition store on site and a small track railway was used to get the shells to the guns. The gun crews worked in a shift pattern. Below the gun emplacements were searchlight stations, protected in reinforced concrete. These were very powerful and could be used to spot enemy ships during the hours of darkness, especially the German fast raider E Boats. Froward Point is now owned by the National Trust.
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Location: Brownstone Battery near Kingswear, South Hams, Devon.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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