+Pharisee Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 I knew the answer from the BBC series Coast. It also inspires me to ask, where in the UK could you see several sound mirrors? Are they in Kent somewhere?... Whitstable perhaps Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 6, 2008 Author Posted November 6, 2008 Right county, but I'm looking for something a bit more specific. Sorry. Quote
+Pharisee Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Right county, but I'm looking for something a bit more specific. Sorry. I think you're refering to the 'ears' that listened for approaching German bombers before radar was used but I don't know exactly where they are, sorry Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 6, 2008 Author Posted November 6, 2008 I am indeed. There are a few around the country, but I believe this is the biggest array. I don't want to give too much help at this stage... Quote
SlytherinAlex Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Redcar but there might not be "several". Quote
+Guanajuato Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Was it Orford Ness? Or was that just where they did some of the initial nuclear testing? I remember the episode of coast and it was somewhere with lots of mud flats/low dunes down in the south-east, but I thought it was north of the Thames estuary. However, my geography of East Angular and London is limited. Not even sure where Orford Ness is! Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 7, 2008 Author Posted November 7, 2008 Orford Ness is in Suffolk, and they built nuclear bomb detonators there, as told in the excellent book, 'B**locks to Alton Towers'. Very interesting place, but not what I'm looking for. If it helps, there is a cache where I am looking for... Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 7, 2008 Author Posted November 7, 2008 Getting closer, but it's the name of the town/village which the device takes its name from that I want. I thought it was quite famous... Quote
+Lost in Space Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Getting closer, but it's the name of the town/village which the device takes its name from that I want. I thought it was quite famous... Lydd? Quote
+drdick&vick Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) Just had a look at my maps and it might be Denge, there was a TV program about them a while back. And now I realise I have to much time on my hands, so time to get out and do a bit of caching. Edited November 7, 2008 by DrDick&Vick Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 7, 2008 Author Posted November 7, 2008 Not Lydd or Denge. I'm sure someone will know this. Here's a photo from above which might jog a memory or two: Quote
+drdick&vick Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 The only other site I can think of would be Hythe Quote
+Handsyhands Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 I went here a few years ago whilst staying at Camber Sands, the devices were between Lydd airport and the sea, we went through a few groups of houses which I suppose you could call villages, both called something on sea, but the nearest town I can remember was Romney. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 7, 2008 Author Posted November 7, 2008 ...called something on sea...Oh, so close! Have half a ding. Quote
+Handsyhands Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 having finally found a legible map, I'm going to have one final shot at this and nominate Greatstone on Sea. Quote
+Mr Hedgehog Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 ...called something on sea...Oh, so close! Have half a ding. Lydd on Sea? Quote
+minstrelcat Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) Been there a couple of times. I've heard them referred to either as the Denge sound mirrors or the Lade sound mirrors as they are between the two places. The nearest "on-Sea" is Lydd-on-Sea. The author of the book I have on the subject "Echos From the Sky" describes them as being at Denge. Lisa Edit: having looked at the map, the already given answer of Greatstone-on-Sea is marginally closer than Lydd-on-Sea. They are here anyway: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...c8-c1d88d92d5d3 Edited November 7, 2008 by minstrelcat Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 7, 2008 Author Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) having finally found a legible map, I'm going to have one final shot at this and nominate Greatstone on Sea. Ding! and because there's some other strong suggestions: here's a link to Streetmap.co.uk, showing where they are. As a bonus, here I am there in November 2000, before they stopped people getting close to them: I know. Look at all that hair I had back then! Edited November 7, 2008 by Simply Paul Quote
+minstrelcat Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 As a bonus, here I am there in November 2000, before they stopped people getting close to them: You can still visit, as long as you go on a guided tour. The Romney Marsh Countryside Project organise them. Quote
+Handsyhands Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Ohh, err, just got back from tearing the loft apart trying to find the leaflet I have about them and missed my moment. Ok then, swift change of topic .... what do Galileo, Jesse James, Dustin Hoffman, Frodo Baggins, Buster Keaton and Daryl Hannah all have in common? Quote
+Lost in Space Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 They were all missing a finger........... (Classic pub quiz question) Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Something in my subconscious tells me that the first three were left handed.... Quote
+Handsyhands Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 They were all missing a finger........... (Classic pub quiz question) Flippin heck, someone had their finger on the button! DING Quote
+Lost in Space Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 OK, another quickie, seeing as people don't like multiple answer questions: What does the number 210 have to do with prime numbers? Quote
+Mr Hedgehog Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 OK, another quickie, seeing as people don't like multiple answer questions: What does the number 210 have to do with prime numbers? The product of the first 4 prime numbers. Quote
+Lost in Space Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 OK, another quickie, seeing as people don't like multiple answer questions: What does the number 210 have to do with prime numbers? The product of the first 4 prime numbers. Ding! Quote
+Mr Hedgehog Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Ding! Hopefully an easy one. Why are graves in New Orleans above ground level, rather than burial? Quote
+kennamatic Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 So people can make sure the bodies hadn't been dug up and the holes backfilled for either grave robbing reasons or for voodoo. Quote
harryhotspur Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 They have a high water table there so if you go down more than a few feet it gets watery Old coffins had a way of popping back up to the surface Quote
+dino-irl Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 New Orleans is built below sea level which results in the high water table that others have mentioned. Quote
+Mr Hedgehog Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Becasue of the danger of flooding? Sorry, been out all day and just got back, DING!! Quote
+kennamatic Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Saturday night? It must be Doctor Who then.... Can you complete the titles of these adventures? Ding for the last one. D------ of the Daleks G------ of the Daleks R---------- of the Daleks R--------- of the Daleks R----------- of the Daleks Day of the Daleks Geocache of the Daleks ? Return of the Daleks Revenge of the Daleks Recycling of the Daleks Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Assuming each dash represents a missing letter I'll guess 2 for now: Ressurection of the Daleks Revolution of the Daleks Quote
Sharpeset Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) Ding for resurrection, the 'G' one is a bit of a classic. The dashes do relate to numner of letters and the second letter of every word is 'e'. "G" for Genesis, and "D" for Destiny Edited November 9, 2008 by Sharpeset Quote
+chizu Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 That's two dings. Two 'R's left, one a bit biblical and one pertinent to today. Remembrance & Resurrection Quote
+chizu Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Oops resurrection has gone, Revelation then. Quote
+chizu Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 What country is the world's newest Democracy? Quote
+chizu Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Lovely? It might be, I've never been there! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 I'll have a go to get the ball rolling, but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong: Iraq. Quote
+Lost in Space Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 I think it is the one where the previous monarch is being chased for unpaid electricity bills..... Nepal Quote
Sharpeset Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 remember it being in the news this week, some little country in the Himalayas:- not Tibet/Nepal, but can't remember the name! Quote
+chizu Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 remember it being in the news this week, some little country in the Himalayas:- not Tibet/Nepal, but can't remember the name! Surely not Bhutan? Well not sure to give you a ding since you state that it's NOT Bhutan..... But I'm feeling generous, so DING !!!!!! Bhutan has been a democracy since 24th March 2008 (see here). Quote
+drdick&vick Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Having been given the book 'Minds at War' as a present and having read that verse in there I can safely say it is A E Houseman Quote
+drdick&vick Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 One part is hilly the other is flat and a river splits it. The names for the two parts make up its full name. Which city am I talking about? Quote
SlytherinAlex Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 One part is hilly the other is flat and a river splits it. The names for the two parts make up its full name. Which city am I talking about? Budapest? Quote
+drdick&vick Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Right in one, only know as the wife was born there So DING and over to you Quote
SlytherinAlex Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Right in one, only know as the wife was born there So DING and over to you Probably one of the easiest questions on here for a while. Thanks. OK: What does the "C" stand for in Rab C. Nesbit ??? Quote
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