Lincuo Anti-Airborne Fortifications North Section (林厝反空降陣地北段)

The northern half of the Lincuo Anti-Airborne Position (林厝反空降陣地) runs through farmland and a hillside cemetery in Daya, picking up where the cluster of forts around Taichung Metropolitan Park (台中都會公園) leaves off. These five emplacements were commissioned by the Ministry of National Defense in 1977 as part of a network of nine new machine gun bunkers along the central Dadu Plateau, all sited to suppress airborne landings on either side of the strategic ridge line running lengthwise between the coast and central Taichung. An abandoned fortification on the edge of the Dadu Plateau in Taichung. One of dozens of fortifications scattered throughout this part of the Dadu Plateau. The No. 7 Fort is by far the most approachable of the chain and the focus of this entry. Tucked into the laterite soils in the southwestern corner of Daya, it is readily accessible and fairly safe to explore, though a flashlight is essential and gloves are advisable for the rusty ladders inside. The structure is a…