Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the recreation area Fraserburgh (Tiger Hill), as well as near Fraserburgh Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bellslea Park and Fraserburgh Breakwater Light.
Bellslea Park
Stadium
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Bellslea Park is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated. Bellslea Park is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Pillbox.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
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Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3,500 feet north of Pillbox.
Wine Tower
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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the North Sea, within the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, on the east coast of Scotland. The 16th-century Kinnaird Castle was converted in 1787 for use as the Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in Scotland to be lit by the Commissioners of Northern Lights. Wine Tower is situated 1 mile north of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fraserburgh and Broadsea.
Fraserburgh
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Fraserburgh is a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2020 of 13,000. In the 19th century it was a major port for herring, and shell-fishing is still an important local industry. It hosts the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Broadsea
Suburb
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Broadsea is a community situated in Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It is a long-standing fishing community at the north edge of Fraserburgh.
Kinnaird Head
Locality
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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the North Sea, within the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, on the east coast of Scotland. The 16th-century Kinnaird Castle was converted in 1787 for use as the Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in Scotland to be lit by the Commissioners of Northern Lights.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.68252° or 57° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.99977° or 1° 59′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C9WM2M2+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 1494565888OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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