Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to Bladnoch River, as well as near Wigtown Park Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wigtown Castle and Sacred Heart Church.
Wigtown Castle
Archaeological site
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was built in the 12th century. Wigtown Castle is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Pillbox.
Sacred Heart Church
Church
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacred Heart Church is situated 3,900 feet north of Pillbox.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown
Church
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Parish Church, Wigtown is situated 1 mile north of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigtown Harbour and Wigtown.
Wigtown Harbour
Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church.
Wigtown
Town
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart.
Creetown
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. Creetown is situated 4 miles northeast 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
54.85731° or 54° 51′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.44488° or 4° 26′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C6QVH44+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1494593442OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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