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Figure 1: Bing maps click me
Microsoft's Bing Maps' satellite images reveal the remaining earthworks & crop marks particularly in the north western part of the camp. Drip gullies are clearly visible, but in the lower fifth of the image in the darker green field, later agricultural burial of field drains has disrupted the camp earthworks. The field drains run at a more easterly angle than the hut alignment.
Microsoft's Bing Maps' satellite images reveal the remaining earthworks & crop marks particularly in the north western part of the camp. Drip gullies are clearly visible, but in the lower fifth of the image in the darker green field, later agricultural burial of field drains has disrupted the camp earthworks. The field drains run at a more easterly angle than the hut alignment.
Click the satellite photograph left to open an overlay of the 1915 camp map on a Bing map in a new window (figure 1). Darken & lighten the overlay to see how well the map matches the actual camp layout.
Click the satellite photograph left to open an overlay of the 1915 camp map on a Bing map in a new window (figure 1). Darken & lighten the overlay to see how well the map matches the actual camp layout.
Note the greening over the latrines & cookhouse of the 21st Manchester lines. Possibly due to phosphates from slopped urine & kitchen waste. Additionally, drip gullies & traces of the railway earthworks are still visible on the Belton Park Golf Course part of the camp.
Note the greening over the latrines & cookhouse of the 21st Manchester lines. Possibly due to phosphates from slopped urine & kitchen waste. Additionally, drip gullies & traces of the railway earthworks are still visible on the Belton Park Golf Course part of the camp.
A 360 degree of the site viewed from the foot of Belmount Tower is in figure 2. Figure 3 illustrates a parch-mark in the vicinity of the military hospital.
A 360 degree of the site viewed from the foot of Belmount Tower is in figure 2. Figure 3 illustrates a parch-mark in the vicinity of the military hospital.
Figure 2: Click me. View from Belmount Tower over the north eastern part of the camp down the eastern avenue of trees towards Belton House in 2016. Use left mouse button to pan for 360 degree view and scroll wheel to zoom. View on Google maps for a larger size.
Figure 3: Angular parch-marks over the area occupied by the hospital
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