WW2 Pillbox (remains of)
WW2 Pillbox (remains of) is a bunker in Fowey, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox (remains of) is situated nearby to the grassland Castle Fields, as well as near Fowey Hall Hotel ‘Wind in the Willows’ Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and Readymoney Cove.
St Catherine’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. St Catherine’s Castle is situated 1,400 feet southwest of WW2 Pillbox (remains of).
Readymoney Cove
Beach
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Readymoney Cove is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine's Castle. Readymoney Cove is situated 1,200 feet southwest of WW2 Pillbox (remains of).
Polruan Blockhouse
Ruins
Photo: Darren Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan Blockhouse is a ruins, which is situated 980 feet southeast of WW2 Pillbox (remains of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polruan and Bodinnick.
Polruan
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbouring village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.
Bodinnick
Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodinnick is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey.
Mixtow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east Cornwall, England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the River Fowey, opposite Fowey Docks.
WW2 Pillbox (remains of)
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.3315° or 50° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.64126° or 4° 38′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89J5+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1017362916OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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