Type 26 Pillbox
Type 26 Pillbox is a bunker in Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England. Type 26 Pillbox is situated nearby to the village Bamburgh, as well as near the forest The Grove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Farne Lighthouse and RNLI Grace Darling Museum.
Farne Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farne Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the southern tip of Inner Farne. Built in the early 19th century, it still functions as a lighthouse and is managed by Trinity House. In 1910 it was one of the first Trinity House lighthouses to be automated. Farne Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of Type 26 Pillbox.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum is situated 1¼ miles west of Type 26 Pillbox.
Bamburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian Nevin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bamburgh Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1910 to guide shipping both passing along the Northumberland coast and in the waters around the Farne Islands. Bamburgh Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Type 26 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bamburgh and Burton.
Bamburgh
Village
Photo: Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.
Burton
Locality
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bamburgh, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south of the village of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.
Glororum
Hamlet
Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glororum is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bamburgh in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1.25 miles south west of Bamburgh. In 1951 the parish had a population of 13. Glororum is situated 1½ miles west of Type 26 Pillbox.
Type 26 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.60067° or 55° 36′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.68669° or 1° 41′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7WJ827+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 916772891OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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