Concrete Blocks Found Near Hunsdons ILS Beacon....Any idea what they where??

Mr. Hunsdon aka Denis sent me these photos wondering if I could help ID what the concrete blocks may have been. Unsurprisingly, I haven't got a clue.

These were situated very near to where the ILS beacon was on the southern end of Hunsdons secondary Runway, there are six, possible eight in total lying here. Anybody any ideas?
Thanks
Steve

Aircraft tie-downs?

These are frequently re-purposed and can be found miles away from aircraft dispersals.


The attached is at SK 14591 22681, a mile or so from Tatenhill Airfield.

Strange. I posted a response to this query about three hours ago but it's gone!

Thanks Kevin, must have been finger trouble on my part......often, when I click the submit button, it indicates 'saving' yet ten seconds later sits there with the reply window still open. I have to click the submit button a second time to get it to roll over to a page showing the actual response post.

netcompsys wrote:

PETERTHEEATER wrote:

Strange. I posted a response to this query about three hours ago but it's gone!

Nothing seen Peter

Yes, no sign of it unfortunately. Would be interested to hear your opinion Peter if you could re-post/write it?

Thanks in advance.

Steve

Its amazing that there is something on the airfield that Mr Hunsden doesn't know!

I don't profess to know everything about Hunsdon ...but I do know they are not 'aircraft tie downs,' of any type I am familiar with !

stevie wrote:

netcompsys wrote:

PETERTHEEATER wrote:

Strange. I posted a response to this query about three hours ago but it's gone!

Nothing seen Peter

Yes, no sign of it unfortunately. Would be interested to hear your opinion Peter if you could re-post/write it?

Thanks in advance.

Steve

As already opined, I too think that they are aircraft picket blocks for use on unpaved dispersals or paved dispersals without built in tie-down points. Often locally made, light enough for a manual lift but heavy enough to secure fighter type aircraft against wind gusts. Most aircraft types had built-in strong points under the wings and fuselage through which rope was looped down and secured to a picket block(s) . There was an Air Publication covering the Genedal Handling of aircaft on the ground which prescribed the method of tie-down and the type of knots to be used.

Purpose built Fighter Pens usually had steel loops cast into the paving during construction intended for tie-down.

Of course, other structures, often temporary, required bracing by the use of guy ropes and such 'lumps' could be used to anchor anything. I suspect that the reason for the two steel loops rather than one was to faciliate a two-man lft!