Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the peak Wardhill, as well as near the ruins Doocote.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Slains Castle and St Olaf’s Church.
New Slains Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site one kilometre east of Cruden Bay. New Slains Castle is situated 3,000 feet east of Pillbox.
St Olaf’s Church
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in 1776. It was designated in 1971. It is a Church of Scotland parish church. St Olaf’s Church is situated 1½ miles west of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cruden Bay and Bullers of Buchan.
Cruden Bay
Village
Photo: DavidDixon, Public domain.
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, local tradition associates Cruden Bay with a supposed battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm…
Bullers of Buchan
Hamlet
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The name Bullers of Buchan refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about 6 miles south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bullers of Buchan is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pillbox.
Whinnyfold
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. Whinnyfold is situated 2 miles southwest of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.41273° or 57° 24′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.84656° or 1° 50′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C9WC573+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 1497423549OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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