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4: CASE STUDY 1: THE ITALIAN/SLOVENIAN BORDER
8 Bunker/hut 2 Inside Slovenian territory. Octagonal in
shape. Constructed of red bricks with
cement bonding and a grey course cement
cladding. The inside is painted in white.
9 Bunker/hut 3 Inside Italian territory. Octagonal in shape.
Constructed of red bricks with cement
bonding and a grey course cement
cladding. The inside is painted in white.
10 Bunker/hut 4 Inside Italian territory. Round in shape
and appears more recent than the other
bunker/hut structures. It is constructed in
concrete with a cladding of stones. The
year 1977 has been written in the concrete
steps leading into the structure.
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11 Italian military
station
A small station consisting of one, single
story, structure. Could not be accessed.
12 Memorial Memorial stone commemorating the lives
lost in the First World War.
13 Information plaque Plaque informing about the nature park on
the mountain top and its flora and fauna.
14 Ruins of monastery. Ruins of a 14 th century monastery run by
Franciscan monks. Closed down in 1782.
Church structure, now located inside
Slovenian territory, was partially restored
in 1999–2000 whilst residential structures,
inside Italian territory, are more
fragmented and in state of decay.
15 Cave Natural cave under monastery reinforced
with concrete and used during
the First World War and by Yugoslavian
border guards.
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16 Flag pole Flag pole. This was used to declare
Slovenian independence on the 25 th June
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