trencheel303
17-01-2010, 11:42 PM
This is a bit of an ambiguous one, I hope it's right for the site and this section of the forum.
The site lies at Toward (pronounced 'Te-wurd') Point just 10 minutes drive south of Dunoon, and can be seen from the road. It appears to be on private land (what isn't these days?) and we had to cross a farm to get to it :rolleyes:
There isn't much left of the insides of the buildings, but surprisingly most of them are still standing. It's the kind of thing that you wouldn't notice from the road unless you knew it was there... case in point, I've lived in this area for over 10 years and didn't know it existed until my mate pointed it out. He reckons they are from the WW2 era, which would make sense so as to defend from the U-boats creeping up the Firth of Clyde.
Let's get on with it :thumb
Difficulty: Easy, just don't get caught crossing the farm.
Time needed: 2-4 hours. Not a big site, but has you wandering for ages, and if you look hard enough, there's all sorts to find.
Return visit: Not essential.
Gear: Canon EOS 450D & 18-55 kit lens.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Approach.jpg
Approach.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Firstbuilding.jpg
First building.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Fallenwalls.jpg
This one has submitted to the constant battering of our weather.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Control.jpg
Control.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Rubble.jpg
Fallin' tae bits!
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Watchout.jpg
Watch out!
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Window.jpg
Window.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/RemainsofanoldFireplace.jpg
Remains of an old fireplace in one of the buildings. I think this was a gatehouse or something similar, due to its position. It's the building on the far right in the approach photo.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Remainsofatoilet.jpg
The bog ... whats left of it anyway.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Outletforthetoilet.jpg
Outlet.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Infiltrationoftheweedsandmoss.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/BrokenWindows.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Throughthedoorways.jpg
Looking in to the central building.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/bottleandpossibleremainsofagaslamp.jpg
What looks like the remains of a gas lamp, and a bottle. I sincerely hope that white object at the bottom isn't a bone :eek:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/LookingouttoWemyssBayandLargsfromth.jpg
Looking towards Wemyss Bay and Largs.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/LookingtoMillportfromthecontrolbloc.jpg
Cumbrae.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Lightinthecontrolblock-upstairs.jpg
Arty shot from upstairs.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Possibleweaponmountwithshellcasings.jpg
I can only imagine this was a mount for a weapon, with shell casings on the right.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Metalplatewithbulletholesandemptyca.jpg
:smclap
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Switches.jpg
Switches.
The sun started to set, so I did some of my usual arty shots.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Thesoldier.jpg
The soldier.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Thesoldier-Redux.jpg
The soldier - Redux.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/bathtime.jpg
Bathtime!
That's all for now. More of an excuse to take arty-farty photos than an explore, but I thought it was worth a mention anyway.
The site lies at Toward (pronounced 'Te-wurd') Point just 10 minutes drive south of Dunoon, and can be seen from the road. It appears to be on private land (what isn't these days?) and we had to cross a farm to get to it :rolleyes:
There isn't much left of the insides of the buildings, but surprisingly most of them are still standing. It's the kind of thing that you wouldn't notice from the road unless you knew it was there... case in point, I've lived in this area for over 10 years and didn't know it existed until my mate pointed it out. He reckons they are from the WW2 era, which would make sense so as to defend from the U-boats creeping up the Firth of Clyde.
Let's get on with it :thumb
Difficulty: Easy, just don't get caught crossing the farm.
Time needed: 2-4 hours. Not a big site, but has you wandering for ages, and if you look hard enough, there's all sorts to find.
Return visit: Not essential.
Gear: Canon EOS 450D & 18-55 kit lens.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Approach.jpg
Approach.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Firstbuilding.jpg
First building.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Fallenwalls.jpg
This one has submitted to the constant battering of our weather.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Control.jpg
Control.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Rubble.jpg
Fallin' tae bits!
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Watchout.jpg
Watch out!
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Window.jpg
Window.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/RemainsofanoldFireplace.jpg
Remains of an old fireplace in one of the buildings. I think this was a gatehouse or something similar, due to its position. It's the building on the far right in the approach photo.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Remainsofatoilet.jpg
The bog ... whats left of it anyway.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Outletforthetoilet.jpg
Outlet.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Infiltrationoftheweedsandmoss.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/BrokenWindows.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Throughthedoorways.jpg
Looking in to the central building.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/bottleandpossibleremainsofagaslamp.jpg
What looks like the remains of a gas lamp, and a bottle. I sincerely hope that white object at the bottom isn't a bone :eek:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/LookingouttoWemyssBayandLargsfromth.jpg
Looking towards Wemyss Bay and Largs.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/LookingtoMillportfromthecontrolbloc.jpg
Cumbrae.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Lightinthecontrolblock-upstairs.jpg
Arty shot from upstairs.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Possibleweaponmountwithshellcasings.jpg
I can only imagine this was a mount for a weapon, with shell casings on the right.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Metalplatewithbulletholesandemptyca.jpg
:smclap
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Switches.jpg
Switches.
The sun started to set, so I did some of my usual arty shots.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Thesoldier.jpg
The soldier.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/Thesoldier-Redux.jpg
The soldier - Redux.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/trencheel303/World%20War%20II%20post%20remains%20-%20Toward%20-%20January%202010/bathtime.jpg
Bathtime!
That's all for now. More of an excuse to take arty-farty photos than an explore, but I thought it was worth a mention anyway.