The site is one of 18 decoys that were constructed as part of the military infrastructure designed to protect the industries in the centre of Glasgow and along the banks of the River Clyde from aerial attack. No evidence can be seen on the phtographs for the 'anti aircraft gun emplacement remains' recorded under NS55SW 79.01, however the placing of such a site amongst the installations for a Starfish decoy site is not unkown, other examples being found in Scotland.Ī control shelter (NS45NE 59) and an adjacent building platform are all that has been observed of this World War Two Civil Starfish Decoy, which is visible on RAF air photographs (106G/UK1025: 43) flown on 26 November 1945. They are visible at c.NS 5412 5247, c.NS 5405 5229 and c.NS 5408 5237 with the largest group at the first ngr whilst that at NS 5405 5229 straddles the track that leads to the W. Information from RCAHMS (KM) 4 December 2002.įurther examination of the vertical air photographs taken in 1945 show that this Starfish had three distinctive groups of 'basket fires'. A structure visible at NS 5412 5184 may be the decoy control bunker.
Clusters where basket fires once stood, bounded by firebreak trenches, cover much of the area described in NS55SW 79.00.
The remains of a WWII Starfish decoy site (SF13e) are visible at this location on RAF air photographs (106G/UK1025: 43) taken on 26 November 1945.
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