Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the golf course Orkney Golf Club, as well as near The stone Chevrolet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grain Earth House and The Pickaquoy Centre.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grain Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 4,000 feet east of Pillbox.
The Pickaquoy Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pickaquoy Centre, also known as the Picky Centre, or simply the Picky, is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It is the largest leisure centre in the Northern Isles. The Pickaquoy Centre is situated 1 mile southeast of Pillbox.
Kirkwall Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall Fire Station is situated 1¼ miles east of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles east of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.98926° or 58° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.9952° or 2° 59′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCVX2Q3+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1492969456OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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