Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rattray Castle, as well as near the ruins old Coastguard Houses.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rattray Head lighthouse and Crimond Raceway.
Rattray Head lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rattray Head, historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south. Rattray Head lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Pillbox.
Crimond Raceway
Crimond Raceway is the most northerly stock car track in the United Kingdom. It is located about a mile from the village of Crimond in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Crimond Raceway is situated 1½ miles west of Pillbox.Crimond Church
Church
Photo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crimond Church is a Christian, Church of Scotland Presbyterian church, located on the east side of the A90 road in the centre of the village of Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland at location NK0556. Crimond Church is situated 2 miles west of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crimond and St Fergus.
Crimond
Village
Photo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crimond is a village in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland, located 9 miles northwest of the port of Peterhead and just over 2 miles from the coast. Crimond is situated 2½ miles west of Pillbox.
St Fergus
Village
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St Fergus is a village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. St Fergus lies 1 mile from the North Sea coast and 3 miles north-west of Peterhead. St Fergus is situated 3½ miles south of Pillbox.
St Combs
Village
Photo: Ken Pickering, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. St Combs is situated 4 miles northwest of Pillbox.
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
57.61179° or 57° 36′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.85435° or 1° 51′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C9WJ46W+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1493423226OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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