Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Highland Council, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the ruins North Sutor Battery, as well as near Castlecraig Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Sutor Battery and Cromarty Lighthouse.
Cromarty Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Michael Shepherd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromarty Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Pillbox.
Nigg Stone
Stone
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nigg Stone is an incomplete Class II Pictish cross-slab, perhaps dating to the end of the 8th century. The stone was originally located at the gateway to the grounds of the parish church of Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland. Nigg Stone is situated 2 miles northwest of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nigg and Cromarty.
Nigg
Village
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Nigg, is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour. Nigg is situated 2 miles northwest of Pillbox.
Cromarty
Town
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Cromarty is situated 2 miles southwest of Pillbox.
Shandwick
Village
Photo: Mike Baldwin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shandwick, a village near Tain in Easter Ross, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland. Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages. Shandwick is situated 4½ miles northeast of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69497° or 57° 41′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.9836° or 3° 59′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C9RM2V8+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1494072834OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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