Pillbox

Pillbox is a bunker in , , . Pillbox is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glenglassaugh distillery and Fordyce Castle.

Distillery
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is a malt scotch whisky distillery at in , Scotland. It restarted production in November 2008 after being acquired by an independent investment group. It was then bought by Brown-Forman and mothballed in 2025. is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Pillbox.

Castle
Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a T-plan castle, its oldest part dating from 1592, about three miles south-west of , in the village of , . is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.

School
, known until the mid-19th century as Fordyce School, and also sometimes called Smith's Academy, was a famous grammar school in the village of , , , founded about 1592, refounded in 1790, and closed in 1964. is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandend and Fordyce.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing village near and , , , typical of the area. It was "a considerable seatown as early as 1624".

Village
Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of meets the sea between and . is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.

Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of in northeast Scotland. It has a picturesque harbour often used as a film and TV location, such as the 2016 remake of Whisky Galore! In 2020 the population was 1690.

Pillbox

Latitude
57.68368° or 57° 41′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.7484° or 2° 44′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C9VM7M2+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1492961599
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­bunker
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­bunker
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