Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Moray, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the marina Portknockie Harbour, as well as near Portknockie Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bow Fiddle Rock and Strathlene Golf Course.
Bow Fiddle Rock
Islet
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Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. Bow Fiddle Rock is situated 2,400 feet east of Pillbox.
Strathlene Golf Course
Golf course
Strathlene at Findochty, near Buckie, is one of the oldest golf courses in Scotland. It was established in 1877 and is home to Strathlene Buckie Golf Club. Strathlene Golf Course is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pillbox.
Seafield Street Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seafield Street Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portknockie and Findochty.
Portknockie
Village
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Portknockie is a coastal village on the Moray Firth within Moray, Scotland. The village's name is written as Portknockies in the Old Parish Registers. This would suggest that the port's name referred to not one, but two rocky hills at the hythe - the Port Hill and the Greencastle.
Findochty
Village
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Findochty is a village in Moray, Scotland, on the shores of the Moray Firth; historically it was part of Banffshire. Findochty is situated 1½ miles west of Pillbox.
Cullen
Town
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Cullen is a village and former royal burgh in Moray but historically in Banffshire, Scotland, on the North Sea coast. The village had a population of 1,327 in 2001. Cullen is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Category: military installation
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.70538° or 57° 42′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.862° or 2° 51′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C9VP44Q+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1499451116OpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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