Sites

WW2 Battery Observation Post. Situated on a high point on the central part of the island, this triple story structure commands a view over the entire landscape. The ground floor consists of s single room, repainted white (not WW2 colours) a used for storage of old fire extinguishers, beehives, pumps and valves. Access to the first floor is via a vertical steel ladder set into concrete wall, through a square opening in the concrete floor. The first floor consists of three rooms, two on the east side and a single larger room on the west side equipped with steel shuttered observation ports. The top floor consists of a single room with observation ports (south, west and north). There are three concrete bases for housing instrumentation (?Rangefinders). A speaking tube still exists. This was used for communication with personnel on lower floors. Again, access to the top floor is via a steel ladder. The roof is accessible via a steel ladder through an opening from the top floor. There are the remains of a mounting on the concrete roof, its purpose is unknown – possibly for a searchlight or armament. The structure has been subject to reuse since WW2. This is demonstrated by a recent grey concrete wash over the building and repainting of the interior. A sequence of paint layers is visible on the top floor: white wash over
yellow green over typical WW2 grey enamel. The concrete roof of the building has a wavy edge (for breaking up profiles). The steel blast doors, blackout shutters are badly corroded, and in some instances unsafe in that they may drop off their hinges. All electrical fittings have been stripped.