South Hook Battery, Pembrokeshire

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Last port of call on our day out round Milford Haven was this neat little battery. The fort it belongs to is within the site of an oil refinery, and so is out of bounds. The battery was built in the 1860's like most of the other Milford Haven defences, but it saw service right up unitl WW2 and there are little bits of evidence that show this, like the light fittings that have been added to the barbettes.

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A great view of Stack Rock Fort from here - definitely one for a future explore!!
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Down into the magazine, where there are some nice original features, including some signage which you might be able to make out
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A great way to round off a great day - even if we had to hike a couple of miles to get there! The most amazing thing is though, that we didn't even scratch the surface of what's in Pembroke. We'll definitely be back!!
GDZ
 
Godzy,have a look at Dumptyboy's post on this site from a few months back to see what we missed !! You just wouldn't believe that nature could obscure so much. ! Oh,by the way according to the ruler on Google Earth we walked over twice as far as we had to by coming in from the west end !!! Still we all needed the exercise -- though not necessarily in the pouring rain.:mrgreen:
 
:confused: Blimey -is that the same place? I wonder if thats what we could "hear" underneath all that gorse and bramble? Still - a nice walk, even if it was in the rain and a crackin' day out all round. Thanks very much chaps!!!!
 
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