Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Pillbox is situated nearby to the forest School Wood, as well as near the recreation area Wilson Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum and Locharbriggs Quarries.
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Museum
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The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed. Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is situated 3,800 feet south of Pillbox.
Locharbriggs Quarries
Quarry
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locharbriggs Quarries is a quarry, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Pillbox.
Dumfries railway station
Railway station
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Dumfries railway station serves the town of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail who provide all passenger train services. Dumfries railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torthorwald and Dumfries.
Torthorwald
Village
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben. Torthorwald is situated 2½ miles east of Pillbox.
Dumfries
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Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 2½ miles west 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
55.10118° or 55° 6′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.56974° or 3° 34′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7R4C2J+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 489990840OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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