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Cable Rock Viewpoint and Éire 8 Stone Sign

Cable Rock Viewpoint and Éire 8 Stone Sign

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Cable Rock Viewpoint and Éire 8 Stone Sign

Name: Cable Rock Viewpoint and Éire 8 Stone Sign
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Location: Wicklow, Ireland

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David Howells

July 26, 2023

This is one of apparently 83 signs that were carved or placed around the Irish coast for use as navigational aids for both Allied and German pilots for when they were flying over neutral Ireland in WW2.

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November 1, 2022

The Royal Irish Academy (Éire signs and the 'Emergency', 2018-0-08):
ria.ie/news/documents-irish-foreign-policy/eire-signs-and-emergency
“… but as early as June 1943 the US Air Force requested that the numbers of nearby lookout posts be added to the signs. The numbers offered more precise directions to Allied navigators; the Germans were never informed of them. The original signs were uneven in size, but in summer 1944 they were reconfigured into a standard format: twelve metres long and six metres high, with a rectangular border. Whitewashed stone was used. …”
Treasa Lynch (EIRE signs of WW II, 2022-11-01):
eiremarkings.org
Tim Schmelzer (LOOKOUT POST, 2022-11-12):
lookoutpost.com/about
“LOP This project presents scenery-related light art works on the lookout posts of the Irish Defence Forces Coast Watching Service. …”
The Irish Military Archives (Look Out Posts Log Books Collection, 2022-11-01):
militaryarchives.ie/collections/reading-room-collections/look-out-post-logbooks-september-1939-june-1945
“… A network of 83 Look Out Posts (LOPs) were built around the coast of Ireland and manned by members of the Local Defence Force (LDF). …”

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November 1, 2022

BBC (“Hidden WW2 Éire sign revealed after gorse fire”, 2018-08-04):
bbc.com/news/world-europe-45070631

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Cable Rock Viewpoint and Éire 8 Stone Sign

1. Bray Head Cliff Top loop — County Wicklow

2. Bray Head Cross – View of Bray from Bray Head loop from Bray Daly

3. View of Bray from Bray Head – View of Bray Head loop from Bray Daly

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