Scremerston Gun Emplacement

Scremerston Gun Emplacement is a bunker in Ancroft, Northumberland, England. Scremerston Gun Emplacement is situated nearby to Cocklawburn Beach, as well as near the beach Cheswick Sands.

Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Bunker
Description: WW2 coastal gun emplacement bunker overlooking Cocklawburn beach
Also known as: “Cocklawburn Gun Emplacement”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Cat Inn.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: Raymond Chisholm, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles northwest of Scremerston Gun Emplacement.

Cat Inn

Pub

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cat Inn is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Scremerston Gun Emplacement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scremerston and Goswick.

Scremerston

Village

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scremerston is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the North Sea coast just under 2.5 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 4.3 miles from the Anglo-Scottish border. Scremerston is situated 2 miles northwest of Scremerston Gun Emplacement.

Goswick

Hamlet

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goswick is a hamlet in Northumberland, England, situated approximately south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, between the A1 and the North Sea coast. Goswick is situated 2½ miles southeast of Scremerston Gun Emplacement.

Spittal

Village

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spittal is a village in northern Northumberland, England. It is part of Berwick-upon-Tweed and is situated on the coast to the east of Tweedmouth. Spittal Beach is considered one of the best beaches in Northumberland. Spittal is situated 2½ miles northwest of Scremerston Gun Emplacement.

Scremerston Gun Emplacement

Categories: building and military installation
Location: Ancroft, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.72622° or 55° 43′ 34″ north

Longitude

-1.95105° or 1° 57′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C7WP2GX+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 196755896

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

Wikidata ID

Q125352822

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Highlights include Cocklawburn Beach and Salt Pan.

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