Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Highland Council, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the hamlet Ackergill, as well as near the archaeological site Kettleburn Broch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wick John O‘ Groats Airport and Wick railway station.
Wick John O‘ Groats Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick John O' Groats Airport is located one nautical mile north of the town of Wick, at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Wick railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wick railway station is a railway station located in Wick, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town of Wick and other surrounding areas in the historic county of Caithness, including Staxigoe, Papigoe and Haster. Wick railway station is situated 1 mile south of Pillbox.
Caithness General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caithness General Hospital is a rural general hospital operated by NHS Highland, located in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. Caithness General Hospital is situated 1¼ miles south of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ackergill and Wick.
Ackergill
Hamlet
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland.
Wick
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wick is a town in Caithness in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Staxigoe is situated 2 miles east of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.45679° or 58° 27′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.10778° or 3° 6′ 28″ westOpen location code
9CCRFV4R+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493613882OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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