Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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An old French fort that looks as though it had five or six circular gun emplacements in a straight line.
I have not had the pleasure of visiting Trou09 as it is well and truly in somebodies private garden.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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1 x Peilstand.

Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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Set on a hill overlooking Villerville.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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The layout of the fort is 'L' shaped with barracks and ammunition away to the right and the five or six open emplacements in a long line.

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Mortier de 280 Schneider elevated, a type of gun that may have been used here?

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Another heavy artillery piece.

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19cm long mode 1870.

Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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A closer look at the gun positions and Peilstand with a trench entrance. There also looks like there were four smaller calibre gun mountings. To the right is another entrance into an underground bunker of some sorts.

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Peilstand showing just the observation.

Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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Wn Trou09 Fort de Criqueboeuf.

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This is the latest image showing a swimming pool has been built and many of the original features are still visible.