The Irishman
An Irishman, employed on the underground fuel-storage tanks at Scapa, was accustomed, when in drink, to express I.R.A. sentiments of considerable violence, and investigations show… Read More »The Irishman
An Irishman, employed on the underground fuel-storage tanks at Scapa, was accustomed, when in drink, to express I.R.A. sentiments of considerable violence, and investigations show… Read More »The Irishman
The latter part of 2023 involved two discrete activities; I was doing some research on prefabricated Second World War accommodation structures, and I also spent… Read More »Everite Bigsix
Happy New Year! On the face of it, 2023 was an uneventful year, and it seemed to pass in record time. But a review of… Read More »2023 Review
On 21 July I published a video documenting the current state of the operations site at the old RAF Saxa Vord radar station. Within the… Read More »Saxa Vord video success!
Deep in a cavern along the Northern Defences in Gibraltar is an unassuming piece of graffiti. Written in pencil, and dated 1968, a soldier named… Read More »A Ranger’s mark in Gibraltar
Those of us with a passing interest in Northern Irish military history might be aware of the anti-landing poles along Murlough Beach, County Down. Now… Read More »Anti-landing obstacles at Magilligan
The detention camp at Kokkinotrimithia, 2km west of the Cypriot capitol of Nicosia, was constructed by British Forces in 1955 for the internment of supporters… Read More »Cypriot Internment of the 1950s
Situated on a rocky headland, Lenan Head Fort (sometimes spelt Leenan) is a British built coastal artillery battery from the late 19th Century. Standing isolated… Read More »Lenan Head Fort
Rosscorr Viaduct in Fermanagh was constructed in 1922 out of precast concrete, but was blown up 50 years later, but not as a result of… Read More »Rosscorr Viaduct
Formed in 1853, the Antrim Artillery was a volunteer artillery unit based in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Despite being disbanded in 1919, they served in the… Read More »Collecting the Antrim Artillery