This WW2 blockhouse at East Fort probably contained rangefinding equipment which supported the 9.2' guns at the Apostle Battery.
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east fort, flickrfly, ge:head=148.101, ge:range=198.318, ge:tilt=53.94, geo:lat=-34.0549, geo:lon=18.3635, geotagged, hout bay, pillbox, South Africa, world war 2, ww2

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