I’m guessing this was the French equivalent to an English folly, probably built by a wealthy vine-grower in the region so he could survey his estate. The date-stone puts it at 1900 which fits time-line-wise as many follies where built in England during Victorian times. It now lies on a small...
:D So some brief history on this place, the main lighthouse became obsolete in 1870 it was then replaced by two "leading lights" these were more sophisticated than the first lighthouse in that they had to be aligned, so when they were seen in a straight line one above the other, the ship's...
History
The site was used up until the 1960's to test naval shells, 20mm cannons as far as I can tell.
The guns / cannons were fired from one end of the range into the tunnels pictured below. They are actually only about 20-30 metres deep and were lined with railway sleepers to try to...
Myself and 3 other chaps from PCG turned up at this site just outside Tavistock. I won't reveal the exact location as PCG have got permission to have a poke around and I'm sure the landowner may get a bit excited about any old Harry turning up. It was BIG in there and sadly my flash didn't light...