Pillbox

Pillbox is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pillbox is situated near Fresson memorial, Wideford, as well as near the archaeological site Hillocks of Garth.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kirkwall Airport and Fresson memorial, Wideford.

Kirkwall Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 3 miles southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.

Fresson memorial, Wideford

Memorial

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fresson memorial, Wideford is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Pillbox.

Highland Park distillery

Distillery

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Highland Park distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost single malt Scotch whisky distillery. Highland Park distillery is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pillbox.

St Andrews

Locality

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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 2½ miles east of Pillbox.

Pillbox

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.958° or 58° 57′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.93272° or 2° 55′ 58″ west

Open location code

9CCVX358+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493438730

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hillocks of Garth and Inganess beach.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wideford Farmhouse and Wideford.

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