Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Highland Council, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the village Evanton, as well as near the locality Cullicudden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castlecraig and Fyrish Monument.
Castlecraig
Photo: Jrimas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castlecraig, also known as Craig Castle and Castle Craig, is a 16th-century fortification located on the north shore of the Black Isle in northern Scotland. Castlecraig is situated 2½ miles south of Pillbox.
Fyrish Monument
Monument
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fyrish Monument is a monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill, in Fyrish in Evanton, near Alness, Easter Ross, Scotland, on the orders of Sir Hector Munro, 8th of Novar, a native lord of the area who had served in India as a general. Fyrish Monument is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pillbox.
Teaninich distillery
Distillery
Photo: Derek Spence, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teaninich distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Alness, Scotland. Teaninich distillery is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evanton and Cullicudden.
Evanton
Village
Photo: GraemeE17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evanton is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of Inverness, some 6.5 kilometres southwest of Alness, and ten kilometres northeast of Dingwall.
Cullicudden
Locality
Cullicudden is an ancient village located close to the southeast shore of the Cromarty Firth, 2 miles northeast of Dingwall, on the west shore of the Black Isle in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Cullicudden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pillbox.
Alness
Town
Photo: Simon Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alness is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon three miles to the east, and the village of Evanton four miles to the southwest. Alness is situated 3 miles northeast of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.67382° or 57° 40′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.31699° or 4° 19′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C9QMMFM+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1493769519OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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