Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hillhead, Chain Home Radar Station, as well as near the village Tyrie.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Memsie Cairn.
Memsie Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Memsie Cairn is an ancient cairn in Memsie, near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the last remaining cairn of the § Cairns Of Memsie. The burial cairn was constructed during the Bronze Age and finds from the site suggest it was used up into the Medieval period. Memsie Cairn is situated 2 miles east of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyrie and Memsie.
Tyrie
Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tyrie is a hamlet and parish in the Banff and Buchan district of Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. Tyrie is located on the A98 road, around 5.5 miles south-west of Fraserburgh.
Memsie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Memsie, Aberdeenshire, is a small community near Fraserburgh, Scotland. On Memsie Moor there is a very large stone cairn, Memsie Cairn, which has been opened, but nothing found inside. Memsie is situated 1½ miles east of Pillbox.
Rosehearty
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosehearty is a settlement on the Moray Firth coast, four miles west of the town Fraserburgh, in the historical county of Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The burgh has a population of approximately 1,300 with about 25 per cent of pensionable age. Rosehearty is situated 3½ miles north 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
57.64653° or 57° 38′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.09259° or 2° 5′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C9VJWW4+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493710621OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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