Type 26 Pillbox
Type 26 Pillbox is a bunker in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England. Type 26 Pillbox is situated nearby to the village Bamburgh, as well as near the locality Burton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bamburgh Castle and Bamburgh Castle Aviation Artefacts Museum.
Bamburgh Castle
Photo: Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building. The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c. Bamburgh Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Type 26 Pillbox.
Bamburgh Castle Aviation Artefacts Museum
Museum
Photo: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bamburgh Castle Aviation Artefacts Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Type 26 Pillbox.
The Lord Crewe Arms
Pub
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lord Crewe Arms is a pub, which is situated 1¼ 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.
Seahouses
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seahouses is a small town on the Northumberland coast, with a population of 1700 in 2021. Fishing vessels work from its harbour, which is also the start point for trips to the Farne Islands.
Type 26 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Bamburgh, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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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Highlights include Keep and Castle Green.
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