Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the ruins H.M.S. Tern control tower, as well as near Old Generator building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sabiston Mill, Dounby and Kirbuster Farm Museum.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Pillbox.
Kirbuster Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Pillbox.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing. Loch of Boardhouse is situated 2 miles north of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Dounby.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.08411° or 59° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.27657° or 3° 16′ 36″ westOpen location code
9CFR3PMF+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1493200563OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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