All are heavily fortified with surveillance and infra red camera equipment. All the bases detailed below contain purpose built helicopter landing pads. Two Look Out Posts situated on Cloughogue mountain. Permanent vehicle checkpoint with search centre was removed on week commencing 8th December 1997 so as to facilitate the DOE road service. Three Look Out Posts situated on Faughil mountain which take up approximately 25 acres of land.
Raw sewage seeps freely down the mountain side into streams, which flows into rivers etc.
Water is used for human consumption. Prior to cease-fire, there was only one small Look Out Post. Would now be considered the largest Look Out Post site in South Armagh. Two Look Out Posts on Carrive mountain with surveillance cameras. Again, raw sewage seeps freely from the later base.