Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the peak Barluith Hill, as well as near the lake Edingham Loch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Islecroft Stadium and Barclosh Castle.
Islecroft Stadium
Sports venue
Photo: Hugh Close, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the South of Scotland League. Islecroft Stadium is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.
Barclosh Castle
Building
Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house about 3.2 kilometers north-east of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There is little still standing, except a section of wall 1.2 metres thick and 8.0 metres high. Barclosh Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Pillbox.
Buittle Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey. Buittle Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie and Springholm.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 2 miles south of Pillbox.
Springholm
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 4½ miles northwest of Pillbox.
Old Bridge of Urr
Village
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Bridge of Urr is a village, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.95427° or 54° 57′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.80359° or 3° 48′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6RX53W+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493862456OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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