Anti-Tank Buoys, Alfriston Recreation Ground
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Anti-Tank Buoys, Alfriston Recreation Ground
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 1 Jan 2013
There are 116 of these buoys lining the eastern and northern sides next to The Furlongs and North Road respectively. They would have been used as part of roadblocks during the Second World War and have probably been collected and placed here from various positions up and down the Cuckmere valley.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.809467
Longitude
0.152763