WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun
WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun is a bunker in Gerrans, Cornwall, England. WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun is situated nearby to the historic site WW1 Practise Trenches, as well as near St Anthony’s Lighthouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Anthony’s Lighthouse and Great Molunan Beach.
St Anthony’s Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pline, Public domain.
St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse at St Anthony Head, on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, Cornwall, UK. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. St Anthony’s Lighthouse is situated 580 feet southwest of WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun.
Great Molunan Beach
Beach
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Molunan Beach is situated 1,400 feet north of WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun.
St Mawes Castle
Castle
Photo: Cbichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. St Mawes Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bohortha and St Mawes.
Bohortha
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bohortha is a coastal village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the east side of the Roseland Peninsula two miles south of Portscatho.
St Mawes
Village
Photo: EvaK, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St Mawes is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise.
Percuil
Hamlet
Photo: ROWLAND TURNER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Percuil is a hamlet in Roseland, Cornwall, England. Percuil is on the east bank of the Percuil River and south-west of Gerrans. Percuil is situated 2 miles north of WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun.
WW2 Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Gerrans, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14195° or 50° 8′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.01391° or 5° 0′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2P4XRP+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8714748967OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW1 Practise Trenches and Little Molunan.
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