Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Scotland, United Kingdom. Pillbox is situated nearby to the hamlet Portkil, as well as near the peak Gallow Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gourock railway station and Fort Matilda railway station.
Gourock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead, Scotland. It was originally closely integrated with an extensive clyde steamer pier as well as serving the coastal resort town. Gourock railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.
Fort Matilda railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock, Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of Gourock railway station on the Inverclyde Line out of Glasgow Central station. Fort Matilda railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Pillbox.
Granny Kempock Stone
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portkil and Kilcreggan.
Portkil
Hamlet
Portkil is a village on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and is at the south end of the Rosneath Peninsula.
Kilcreggan
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilcreggan is a village in Argyll and Bute, on the tip of the Rosneath peninsula. To the east of the peninsula is Gare Loch, west is Loch Long, and south is the Firth of Clyde.
Gourock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gourock is a ferry port on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to Dunoon in Argyll. In 2022 Gourock had a population of 10,200.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.98396° or 55° 59′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.80126° or 4° 48′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7QX5MX+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493908914OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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