There
were several of these structures dotted about on Pengelih hill. They
ranged from
what I could tell, observation posts, pillboxes and simple concrete
shelters with a "V" shaped floor plan.
There were 2 structures that interested me the most, one appeared to
be a shelter for one of the 8 pounder guns (pic10) and another, near
the oil storage area (pic9), seemed to be a parts store. I did initially
think it could be for ammunition, but being so close to the oil dump
seemed rather dangerous.
All the structures were in pretty bad condition, one would imagine some
of the damage was caused by the British own denial scheme implemented
before they surrendered. However unfortunately there is also much modern
day damage and vandalism. Scrap iron merchants have clearly been tearing
away at this site for some time and the casual day tripper graffiti
tags can be seen, with some even dating back to the 1970's.
