WWII pillbox

WWII pillbox is a bunker in County Cavan, Ulster. WWII pillbox is situated near St Aidan’s Church, Butlersbridge, as well as near the grassland Mill Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Aidan’s Church, Butlersbridge and St Mary’s Church.

St Aidan’s Church, Butlersbridge

Church

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St Aidan's Church, Butlersbridge, commonly known in Irish as Seipeal Droichead an Bhuitléirigh, was built in Butlersbridge between 1861 and 1863 on a site given free by the Earl of Lanesboro. St Aidan’s Church, Butlersbridge is situated 170 metres northwest of WWII pillbox.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary’s Church is situated 3½ km east of WWII pillbox.

Carratraw Bridge

Bridge

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Carratraw Bridge is situated 4 km west of WWII pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Butlers Bridge and Ballyhaise.

Butlers Bridge

Village

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Butlersbridge, also Butler's Bridge, is a village in County Cavan in Ireland, 5 km north of Cavan town just off the N3 national primary road. It was previously a through-point on the N3, but was bypassed in 1999.

Ballyhaise

Village

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Ballyhaise is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated approximately 7 km north-northeast of Cavan and 11 km, via the N54, from the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Ballyhaise is situated 4 km east of WWII pillbox.

Cavan

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Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in northwest Ireland; in Irish An Cabhán means the hollow. It's one of the main economic hubs of the north central part of Ireland and has an extensive range of services and shops. In 2022 it had a population of 12,000.

WWII pillbox

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.04221° or 54° 2′ 32″ north

Longitude

-7.37471° or 7° 22′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C6J2JRG+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1475654253

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mill Island and Butlersbridge Communtiy Centre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mill Close and Butlersbridge (TFI LocalLink C1).

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