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Norcon pillbox, with flat roof with hatch.
(Source: Article 1993)
Small circular Norcon type concrete pillbox built into the remains of a broch (HY31SE 4).
(Source: NMR )
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111) |
---|---|
Location | The Hillock, Finstown, Orkney. |
Area |
Firth, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
Grid reference |
HY 3611 1414
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Orkney Islands defences - Defences of the Orkney Islands. |
DOB site reference: | S0007046 |
Associated Identifier | Scottish NMR (ref: HY31SE 28) |
Reference |
1993/12 Pillbox Typology Part 4: Circular and Other Rounded Types |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |