Pillbox

Pillbox is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the golf course Portlethen Golf Club, as well as near Portlethen Moss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portlethen Moss and Portlethen railway station.

Portlethen Moss

The Portlethen Moss is an acidic bog nature reserve located to the west of the town of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Like other mosses, this wetland area supports a variety of plant and animal species, even though it has been subject to certain development and agricultural degradation pressures.

Portlethen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line. Portlethen railway station is situated 4,200 feet east of Pillbox.

Auld Bourtreebush

Archaeological site

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auld Bourtreebush is a large Neolithic stone circle near Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is also known as Old Bourtree Bush or Old Bourtreebush. Auld Bourtreebush is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlethen and Cammachmore.

Portlethen

Town

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland, along the A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969, making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire.

Cammachmore

Village

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cammachmore is a hamlet in the coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies slightly west of the A92 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community.

Portlethen Village

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen Village is a settlement located to the east of Portlethen along the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is also known as Old Portlethen. The skerry of Craigmaroinn is situated just off the coastline near Portlethen Village.

Pillbox

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.06337° or 57° 3′ 48″ north

Longitude

-2.14913° or 2° 8′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C9V3V72+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493065183

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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