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Gun Emplacements and Underground Bunkers, Les Landes, St. Ouen.
The following Bunker Site is open to the public at various times. Please see the Opening Times page for details.

There are few distinguishing landmarks, but look for the signs at the entrance to the track onto Les Landes Common at the top of the steep hill above L’Etacq.

This is a restored section of the army battery ‘Moltke’  which once sprawled across the headland. On permanent exterior display is one of the original 15.5cm K418(f) French field guns from the battery, initially pushed over the nearby cliffs by the British Army in 1946, and retrieved in the 1990s. In an adjacent emplacement are further examples of coastal artillery pieces used in the Island, and subsequently rescued from the same watery grave.

The bunker complex itself contains passage-linked personnel and ammunition bunkers for servicing the emplacements above, and forms an interesting comparison with the design and layout of the naval battery at Noirmont Point.

Bus Route and Facilities: Bus Route 8 - alight at the first stop at the top of the hill above L’Etacq, and walk along to the small parallel road where you should see the signposted track leading onto the common; no toilets; free car park adjacent to the complex.

 
 
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