Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to Newburgh Fire Station, as well as near Newburgh Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lindores Abbey and Mugdrum Island.
Lindores Abbey
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled monument. Lindores Abbey is situated 1,600 feet north of Pillbox.
Mugdrum Island
Island
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres.
MacDuff’s Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
MacDuff's Cross, also known as the Cross of MacDuff or Ninewells, is the remains of an ancient white sandstone monument, located on a historic site between Lindores and Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. MacDuff’s Cross is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburgh and Lindores.
Newburgh
Town
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
Newburgh is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, at the south shore of the Firth of Tay. The town has a population of 2,171, which constitutes a 10% increase since 1901 when the population was counted at 1,904 persons.
Lindores
Village
Lindores is a small village in Fife, Scotland, in the parish of Abdie, about 2 miles south-east of Newburgh. It is situated on the north-east shore of Lindores Loch, a 44 ha freshwater loch. Lindores is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pillbox.
Dunbog
Hamlet
Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill. Dunbog is situated 2½ miles east of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.34813° or 56° 20′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.22862° or 3° 13′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C8R8QXC+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493613322OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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