Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the peak Lyrawa Hill, as well as near Water of the Wicks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Risa and Dwarfie Stane.
Risa
Islet
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level. Risa is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Dwarfie Stane
The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland. Dwarfie Stane is situated 2½ miles west of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Lyness.
Houton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 3 miles northeast of Pillbox.
Lyness
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 3½ miles southeast of Pillbox.
Hangaback
Locality
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hangaback is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles northeast of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.88053° or 58° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.24783° or 3° 14′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CCRVQJ2+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493145103OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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