Long Wood Decoy

Records indicate that a World War II Starfish decoy site was located south of Glasgow, on the moors to the east of Eaglesham. Part of the Clyde AA Defences. Site number SF13e. Known as Long Wood, or possibly Eaglesham.

The site has been described from RAF aerial photographs taken in 1945, which showed clusters of fire baskets, and fire break trenches located across the general area. This means the decoy would have been a QF, or fire decoy. The photographs have also been reported to show a structure to the south at NS 5412 5184, which may have been the decoy control bunker. The aerial photographs showed three groups of fire baskets, which would have been packed with pitch and fuel soaked materials, in the areas of NS 5412 5247, NS 5405 5229, and NS 5408 5237.

A further report has suggested the existence of a possible military installation at the same location. Although described as a World War II anti-aircraft battery, none of the known batteries lie near the location. Aerial imagery of sufficient resolution to show such a facility is available, however there is no visible evidence of such a site to be found.