Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the forest Smirle Wood, as well as near Burn Park Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Ninian’s Cave and Rispain Camp.
St Ninian’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Akinom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage by way of its association with the Scottish saint Ninian. St Ninian’s Cave is situated 1 mile west of Pillbox.
Rispain Camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.
Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland. Rispain Camp is situated 2½ miles north of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn.
Whithorn
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 2½ miles north of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.69748° or 54° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.42762° or 4° 25′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6QMHWC+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493861844OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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