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Churchill Barriers
South of Kirkwall, Orkney
The barriers were built in 1941-43 to stop German submarines reaching the British naval base in Scapa Flow. The 66,000 ten ton concrete blocks, used to form the barriers, were made by Italian prisoners of war.
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Churchill Barriers
South of Kirkwall
Orkney
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