The labelled graphic below shows the general layout of the rifle range. It is not drawn to scale.
The second graphic, again not to scale, illustrates the overall dimensions of the range.
This is the view of the rifle range from the shooting position. The yellow lines indicate the top edges of the two sand berm retaining walls, the red lines show the edges of the sloping pad immediately in front of the target, and the blue lines mark the base of the pad.
It is still possible to detect the shooting position even though it has not been used for over half a century. In the bottom left hand corner of this photograph it is just possible to detect the shooting postion's entrance/exit.
An aside
Some of the sides and floors of WWII trenches that formed shooting positions were lined with softwood boards. However, there is no evidence of this being the case in the Tweedsmuir Camp rifle range.
The photograph to the right shows the left hand sand berm retaining wall. Dimensions of the sand berm retaining walls are shown below.
By removing a few millimetres of humus from the berm's surface, the sand that was deposited over 60 years ago can be clearly seen.
The red brick backstop shows signs of damage by stray bullets.
An entry in the Works Directorate Diary on 10 July 1941 indicates that 21,000 bricks were used in the construction of the backstop and that they were delivered from Hambledon (probably Nutbourne Brickworks Ltd, Vann Lane) over a period of 15 days. Nutbourne Brickworks Ltd was later renamed Nutbourne Works.
Covered by over 60 years of vegetative growth, the rifle range backstop is supported on its reverse side by 7 abutments that are spaced out at intervals of 3.2 meters.
This is the view of the rifle range from the shooting position. The yellow lines indicate the top edges of the two sand berm retaining walls, the red lines show the edges of the sloping pad immediately in front of the target, and the blue lines mark the base of the pad.
It is still possible to detect the shooting position even though it has not been used for over half a century. In the bottom left hand corner of this photograph it is just possible to detect the shooting postion's entrance/exit.
The photograph to the right shows the left hand sand berm retaining wall. Dimensions of the sand berm retaining walls are shown below.
By removing a few millimetres of humus from the berm's surface, the sand that was deposited over 60 years ago can be clearly seen.
The red brick backstop shows signs of damage by stray bullets.
Covered by over 60 years of vegetative growth, the rifle range backstop is supported on its reverse side by 7 abutments that are spaced out at intervals of 3.2 meters.