Anyone know what this is?

[Horsey McHorseface]

NUCLEAR BOOBIES!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNZnnUDyTNo

[pitchfork]

Perhaps they once belonged to the now-defunct Radcliffe and Little Lever Joint Gas Board.

I do like the fact that next door is a quarry from which - presumably - the stone to make the walls was taken.

[mike74]

If it is gas storage why does it have to be so well protected with blast walls etc?

The old gasometers never had that level of protection.

[Glasgowrob]

same with the security,

seems completely over the top for a gas storage tank,

the ones up here have nothing at all

this is like a prison

[SantaBarbara]

Have a look on an OS map for the symbols

Perhaps it is a water works facility, lots of reservoirs on higher ground

[Burrito]

You can have a reasonably good look round with Apple Maps 3D view.

[Sgt Bilko]

Fresh water storage has high security since poisoning of water supplies became a reported issue.

[Burrito]

Sgt Bilko said:

Fresh water storage has high security since poisoning of water supplies became a reported issue.

Might that explain the banked walls too? In case of failure of the tanks?

There's a decent sized tower on the southwestern corner; remote monitoring of the cctv, or something else?

[SantaBarbara]

Burrito said:

You can have a reasonably good look round with Apple Maps 3D view.

Try to get a large view of this gate and small structure on the corner, please?

[Sgt Bilko]

Burrito said:

Might that explain the banked walls too? In case of failure of the tanks?

There's a decent sized tower on the southwestern corner; remote monitoring of the cctv, or something else?

That, or to help hide it. Certainly looks like the trees have been grown in a way to hide it from view and the high fence is a new addition when you look at apple satt 3D maps.

[Burrito]

SantaBarbara said:

Try to get a large view of this gate and small structure on the corner, please?

[pitchfork]

OS Map: https://www.bing.com/maps?v=2&cp=53.546429~-2....

It's on Clark's Hill, and, according to folks of the site below, the top fence is electrified.

Below: http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?...

[Horsey McHorseface]

pitchfork said:

It's on Clark's Hill, and, according to folks of the site below, the top fence is electrified.

Below: http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?...

from that link: ngthack 07/01/2014 - 'I think there's an air navigation beacon within the compound, which explains the high security.'

[pitchfork]

A quick snoop shows it to be Clark's Hill Service Reservoir.

The blue triangle on the map is a Triangulation Point, which is just inside the walls.













Sadly, it's not a secret captured-alien facility, and it's probably not an air navigation beacon (whatever one of those is)!!

[Horsey McHorseface]

More comments and 28 photos here: http://trigpointing.uk/trig/2199

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