Crisbeq Battery Traditional Geocache

Crisbeq Battery

Crisbeq Battery - Location

This battery was the only heavy guns site on the eastern coast of the Contentin Peninsula. From the site of the battery the coast could be seen and defended from St Vaast Du Hougue to Grand-Camp Maisey. This was a keystone in the Atlantic wall which the Germans believed would successfully defend the coast of France from the allies.

Crisbeq Battery - History

The battery consisted of 3 enormous concrete structures which housed 3 x 210 mm guns made in Czechoslovakia at the Skoda Factory. These guns were formidable opponents to the allied invasion as they fired 125kg explosive shells and had a range of 30,000 meters - 18.64 miles. In order to attempt to put them out of the battle the allies dropped hundreds of tones of bombs but despite heavy bombardment from the sea the guns were eventually captured intact. Out of the 406 defenders at the battery only 78 men were forced to remain at the battery. You can walk around two of the battery sites, without charge, and can see the view of the coast from the top of one of them, with care.

Crisbeq Battery - Museum

There is a museum on the site which you can walk around the trenches and inspect 21 dug out and shelters filled with many interesting German war time artifacts. This is well worth a visit. The museum is normally open as follows;

• April/October/November: everyday, 14h00 to 18h00
• May/June/September: everyday, 11h00 to 18h00
• April and September: everyday, 10h00 to 12h00
• July and August: everyday, 10h00 to 19h00

The prices to go in are as follows;

• Adults: 6 Euro
• Tariff Reduction: 5 Euro
• Children (-12 years): 3.50 Euro
• Children (-6 years): FREE

Crisbeq Battery - The Cache

Car parking is available at the site which is free and the cache is accessible without crossing any fences or fields. Log your visit and for a bonus email us the answer to the following question. If you are correct we will give you the Cribeq Battery Travel Bug number for you to "Discover"

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This is a must cache for the views of the coast and the history. Find out more about the site on www.batterie-marcouf.com for more information.

Parking Coordinates - N49º 28.732   W001º 17.730

Cache Coordinates - N49º 28.645   W001º 17.685