Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the village Lyness, as well as near Scapa Flow Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scapa Flow Museum and Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy.
Scapa Flow Museum
Museum
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Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the former Lyness royal naval base HMS Proserpine, the museum charts the history of Orkney's involvement in World War I and World War II. Scapa Flow Museum is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Pillbox.
Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy
Cemetery
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Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Pillbox.
Fara
Island
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Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha… Fara is situated 1½ miles east of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Longhope.
Lyness
Village
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Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2½ miles south of Pillbox.
Point of Hackness
Locality
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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83661° or 58° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.20529° or 3° 12′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCRRQPV+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1481243578OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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