Following on from Bryag and I's explore of the gun emplacements etcetera at North Sutor ( see report here http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=4913 )
we decided to try and reach the Searchlight positions, we'd heard of 'em, seen some aerial photography ( Flashearth here http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=57.693567&lon=-3.980333&z=17.5&r=0&src=msl ) and we really wanted not to be beaten by them
We'd spotted 'em on our last trip, down the cliff, through the gorse :
So we had a plan (of sorts
)
It was a glorious day for it, but shorts weren't an issue with the gorse :
Down the cliffs we went, it was a little iffy to say the least, one slip, and you were looking at well over a hundred feet to the rocks and sea below
It was a gorgeous spot though, and the heat was immense, which was lovely at the time, but proved to be an issue later
And there they were :
A sight for sore eyes, great to reach 'em
We'd taken rope to conquer the bridge, having seen it's iffy state in the aerial pics, but our inner cowards took over, and we decided against it - all the timber was rotten, and the salt-air had destroyed the steel cables, only the timber holding it in place :
The corrosion here was incredible, the steel shutters on the emplacements had been left in-situ, unusual as all the steelwork from the upper part had been gas-axed out, even the structural girders, we assume that it was logistically too difficult to remove it, but the salt air had done what the Army couldn't, hardly a trace remained :
It was cool to see how it must have worked though
Bryag contemplating that bridge :
Not a gratuitious shot of Bryag's arse but he just had to climb something 
This was (we presume) to get supplies to the CASLs, it was in better nick than the bridge
The "Shadow" strikes!
Remains of another building beside the CASLs - any ideas?
Looking out to sea :
There was loads of wildlife about, we saw dolphins (tricky buggers wouldn't hold still for a pic!) deer (same thing!) and Shags, Guillemots and more seagulls than you could shake a stick at...
Gratuitious Shag shot
Corrosion :
Couple of last pics :
This was a great wee explore for us, made better by the wait, and the fact that the climb back up was iffy, we were both suffering from the strenuous exertion in the heat, lack of fluids and so on, so to do it was an achievemnet for us
Hopefully Bryag'll post some of his pics
we decided to try and reach the Searchlight positions, we'd heard of 'em, seen some aerial photography ( Flashearth here http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=57.693567&lon=-3.980333&z=17.5&r=0&src=msl ) and we really wanted not to be beaten by them
We'd spotted 'em on our last trip, down the cliff, through the gorse :
So we had a plan (of sorts
)It was a glorious day for it, but shorts weren't an issue with the gorse :
Down the cliffs we went, it was a little iffy to say the least, one slip, and you were looking at well over a hundred feet to the rocks and sea below
It was a gorgeous spot though, and the heat was immense, which was lovely at the time, but proved to be an issue later
And there they were :
A sight for sore eyes, great to reach 'em
We'd taken rope to conquer the bridge, having seen it's iffy state in the aerial pics, but our inner cowards took over, and we decided against it - all the timber was rotten, and the salt-air had destroyed the steel cables, only the timber holding it in place :
The corrosion here was incredible, the steel shutters on the emplacements had been left in-situ, unusual as all the steelwork from the upper part had been gas-axed out, even the structural girders, we assume that it was logistically too difficult to remove it, but the salt air had done what the Army couldn't, hardly a trace remained :
It was cool to see how it must have worked though
Bryag contemplating that bridge :
Not a gratuitious shot of Bryag's arse
but he just had to climb something
This was (we presume) to get supplies to the CASLs, it was in better nick than the bridge
The "Shadow" strikes!
Remains of another building beside the CASLs - any ideas?
Looking out to sea :
There was loads of wildlife about, we saw dolphins (tricky buggers wouldn't hold still for a pic!) deer (same thing!) and Shags, Guillemots and more seagulls than you could shake a stick at...
Gratuitious Shag shot
Corrosion :
Couple of last pics :
This was a great wee explore for us, made better by the wait, and the fact that the climb back up was iffy, we were both suffering from the strenuous exertion in the heat, lack of fluids and so on, so to do it was an achievemnet for us
Hopefully Bryag'll post some of his pics
