World War II bunkers at Burn Hill

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World War II bunkers at Burn Hill

Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 6 Mar 2007

Disused bunkers on the Burnhill Junction munitions dump closed in 1969. The Stanhope and Tyne railway ran just this side of the plantation in the distance. The boundary fence of the dump can also be seen at the western edge of the plantation Image Other military installations in the area include a possible airstrip at Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.791293
Longitude
-1.891263