Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the peak Cuinin Hill, as well as near the forest Birkie Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Markinch railway station and St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch.
Markinch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, which serves the Glenrothes, Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 33+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Markinch railway station is situated 1 mile south of Pillbox.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
Church
Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated 3,600 feet south of Pillbox.
Balfarg
Stone
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. With the development of Glenrothes new town in the latter half of the 20th Century an adjacent residential area was developed around the complex carrying the same name. Balfarg is situated 1¼ miles west of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Markinch and Star.
Markinch
Town
Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.
Markinch is both a village and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530.
Star
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Star, also known as Star of Markinch ), is a small village in Fife, Scotland. The name of Star derives from the causeway over the Star Moss, a raised bog to the northwest of the village which drains out to land to the north of the village.
Milton of Balgonie
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton of Balgonie is a small village in central Fife, Scotland. It is situated 2 miles east of Glenrothes between the nearby villages of Markinch and Coaltown of Balgonie to the west and Windygates to the east. Milton of Balgonie is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.21421° or 56° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.12762° or 3° 7′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C8R6V7C+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1492961693OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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