A look at a contour map explains the reason why the 11th Bavarians were satisfied with their defensive position at Bellevue, on Goudberg or Meetscheele spur, which strikes out westwards from the main Passchendaele Ridge.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
They came to a village of five huts where dwelt some herdsmen, although most of the cattle had been driven westwards.
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
When at the fountain-head, and looking down the current the end of the coombe westwards away from the hills seems to open to the sky; for the ground falls rapidly, and the trees hide any trace of human habitation.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies