200 yard Moving Target Ranges

Re the Silloth 200 yd range there are remains still extant today, no ancilliary buildings survive but most of the outer walls remain. It is quite easy to find .303 tracers etc here and the internal earthen banking remains. In recent years the inner section has been cleared of overgrowth which has opened up the view of the site.
See attached pic taken 07-04-13 to give you some idea of what is left..

Regards.

Gordon.

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Thanks Gordon. Nice to see that something remains to tantalise the unenlightened hiker.

No obvious remains visible on maps or sat views, not even a shadow so probably not built. Not keen on the high level live bombing target being riddled with bullets:)?

Does anybody have any aerial photos of Skipsea/Low Skirlington MTR before the caravan site was built?

Wow, excellent PNK that's her, the farm house is the only thing there at that time on the main road more or less opposite the camp site entrance as it is now! Any more?

What year is the above PNK?

Just curious as can you see the dark area above the MTR near the cliff edge with tracks going to & from it, might be my imagination but could they be rocket blast marks on stationary targets? Thus agreeing with my theory about the 1949 pathe film being here what we were discussing the other day? Remember I said the Sherman parts we found were between the MTR & that cut away in the cliff although the cutaway isnt there then but looking at this image of then & now looks roughly same place.

What do you think?