WV6455 : La Crete Fort

La Crete Fort
La Crete Fort
Guns were here in 1813 during the Napoleonic wars and in 1834 it was improved with a guardhouse and new magazine.
It was manned by one officer and 32 other ranks.
In 1848 it housed six 32-pounder cannon, but with the cessation of Anglo-French tensions it lost its military importance.
During the German occupation it housed a 3.7 cm PAK anti-tank gun, one heavy machine gun, two light machine guns, a mortar and a 30cm searchlight manned by three NCOs and 17 other ranks.
Today it is used as holiday accommodation.
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2009
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WV6455, 12 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Bob Embleton   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Monday, 17 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 13 May, 2010
Category
fort   (more nearby)
Subject Location
MGRS: geotagged! WV 6464 5580 [10m precision]
WGS84: 49:15.0932N 2:6.7055W
Photographer Location
MGRS: geotagged! WV 6464 5577
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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