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Old September 10th, 2005, 04:32 PM
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There have been a few initiatives, namely the Defence of Britain Project, and the Modern Military Matters booklet from English Heritage. I think EH is the only one actively doing any preservation, the rest tend to be private jobs. That battery at Charles Hill is a good example. A local heritage group cleared the rubble of the old roof which had collapsed into the gunpit, and then erected the crush barriers you can see in the pics. Because the site is now on the Fife Coastal Route, I think they were able to attract funding to help them.
I don't think there is any active preservation in Scotland, beyond local initiatives anyway.
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