Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the church The Salvation Army - Invercairn, as well as near Cairnbulg Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverallochy Castle and Fraserburgh Breakwater Light.
Inverallochy Castle
Castle
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverallochy Castle is a ruined courtyard castle, near the village of Inverallochy in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, dating to 1504. It lies 0.5 miles south of Cairnbulg Castle, near Fraserburgh, and formerly stood beside the now-drained Loch of Inverallochy. Inverallochy Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
Photo: pamela, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Pillbox.
Bellslea Park
Stadium
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Bellslea Park is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated. Bellslea Park is situated 2½ miles west of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverallochy and Cairnbulg and St Combs.
Inverallochy and Cairnbulg
Village
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The villages of Inverallochy and Cairnbulg lie some 4 miles east of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland. It formerly consisted of the three fishing villages of Brandesburgh, Cairnbulg and Inverallochy, but the former village has since disappeared…
St Combs
Village
Photo: Ken Pickering, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. St Combs is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Fraserburgh
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fraserburgh is a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2020 of 13,000. In the 19th century it was a major port for herring, and shell-fishing is still an important local industry. It hosts the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.67996° or 57° 40′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.94267° or 1° 56′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C9WM3H4+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1492960059OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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