Monument record MHG30305 - Pillbox - Evanton, Kiltearn

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Grid reference Centred NH 6060 6566 (8m by 8m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH66NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish KILTEARN

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WWII brick and concrete type 22 pillbox on the west side of the railway and A9 and south of Evanton. Constructed of brick and concrete it forms part of the defences for Evanton airfield. <1>

This pillbox was noted in ARCH's Evanton Wartime Remains project in 2013. The pillbox had a turf roof and survived at Sunfield. It was built to protect the wireless listening station. <3>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Guy, J. A.. 2000. Highland Region: A Survey of the 20th Century Defences. Historic Scotland. 30/01/2001. Digital (scanned as PDF). Vol 2 pp.142-3 & Vol 3 P36.
  • <2> Dataset/Database File: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2013. Evanton Wartime Remains. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. MDB. Site 138.

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Record last edited

Jan 15 2016 9:36AM

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