Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Moray, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to Elgin Cemetery, as well as near the recreation area Pinefield Playing Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin Cathedral and Elgin railway station.
Elgin Cathedral
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Elgin Cathedral, also known as the Lantern of the North, is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, in northeast Scotland. Established in 1224 on land granted by King Alexander II, it was the seat of the bishops of Moray. Elgin Cathedral is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Pillbox.
Elgin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elgin railway station is a railway station serving the town of Elgin, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, between Keith and Forres, measured 12 miles 18 chains from Forres. Elgin railway station is situated 3,900 feet west of Pillbox.
Elgin Museum
Museum
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Elgin Museum is a museum of local history in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Its collections cover local fossils and geology, archaeology, ethnography, art and local history. Elgin Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and Longmorn.
Elgin
Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elgin is the county town of Moray in northeast Scotland, best known for its ruined cathedral which made it a "city". Together with nearby Lossiemouth it's the service town for two nearby Royal Air Force bases, with a population in 2016 of 24,760.
Longmorn
Village
Longmorn is a village in Moray, Scotland, famous for its malt whisky distilleries. It lies approximately 2.5 miles south of Elgin, on the main road from Elgin to Rothes. Longmorn is situated 2½ miles south of Pillbox.
Lhanbryde
Village
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Lhanbryde is a village that lies four miles east of Elgin in Moray, Scotland. Previously bisected by the A96, it was bypassed in the early 1990s and now lies to the north of this busy trunk road. Lhanbryde is situated 3 miles east of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.64285° or 57° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.29132° or 3° 17′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C9RJPV5+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1492979900OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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