WW2 Pillbox
WW2 Pillbox is a bunker in Porthleven, West Cornwall, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the pub Ship Inn, Porthleven, as well as near the marketplace Porthleven Harbour Market.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ship Inn, Porthleven and Saint Bartholomew’s Church.
Ship Inn, Porthleven
Pub
Photo: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ship Inn is a Grade II listed public house in Porthleven, Cornwall, England. Dating to around 1805, it stands on Mount Pleasant Road, overlooking Porthleven harbour from its western side. Ship Inn, Porthleven is situated 980 feet east of WW2 Pillbox.
Saint Bartholomew’s Church
Church
The Harbour Inn
Pub
Photo: Hanton01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Harbour Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,400 feet northeast of WW2 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breage and Rinsey Croft.
Breage
Village
Rinsey Croft
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rinsey Croft is a hamlet in southwest Cornwall, England. It is located within the civil parish of Breage, 1 mile west of the village of the same name. The nearby hamlet of Rinsey is located 1 km to the southwest. Rinsey Croft is situated 2 miles northwest of WW2 Pillbox.
Great Wheal Fortune
Locality
Wheal Fortune or Great Wheal Fortune is the site of a mine in the civil parishes of Breage and Sithney in west Cornwall. Part of the disused mine was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its geological interest in 1991 and is also a Geological Conservation Review site of national importance for the minerals on the site. Great Wheal Fortune is situated 2 miles north of WW2 Pillbox.
WW2 Pillbox
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Porthleven, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.0825° or 50° 4′ 57″ northLongitude
-5.32122° or 5° 19′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C2P3MMH+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 963232559OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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