Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to Kelso War Memorial, as well as near the park War Memorial Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelso Abbey and Kelso War Memorial.
Kelso Abbey
Cemetery
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Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey in Kelso, Scotland. It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. Kelso Abbey is situated 350 feet north of Pillbox.
Kelso Town Hall
Tourism office
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Kelso Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Kelso, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Kelso Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building. Kelso Town Hall is situated 910 feet north of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelso and Sprouston.
Kelso
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Kelso is a small market town in the Borders region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.
Sprouston
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sprouston is a village, parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire, located 2 miles north-east of Kelso. Sprouston is situated 2 miles northeast of Pillbox.
Ednam
Village
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Floors Castle is nearby. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water. Ednam is situated 2½ miles north of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59613° or 55° 35′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.43222° or 2° 25′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C7VHHW9+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 142993832OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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