Defence of Britain Archive

Council for British Archaeology, 2002. (updated 2006) https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327. How to cite using this DOI

Digital Object Identifiers

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are persistent identifiers which can be used to consistently and accurately reference digital objects and/or content. The DOIs provide a way for the ADS resources to be cited in a similar fashion to traditional scholarly materials. More information on DOIs at the ADS can be found on our help page.

Citing this DOI

The updated Crossref DOI Display guidelines recommend that DOIs should be displayed in the following format:

https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327
Sample Citation for this DOI

Council for British Archaeology (2006) Defence of Britain Archive [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327

Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated

This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Creative Commons License


Council for British Archaeology logo

Primary contact

Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417

Send e-mail enquiry

Resource identifiers

Digital Object Identifiers

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are persistent identifiers which can be used to consistently and accurately reference digital objects and/or content. The DOIs provide a way for the ADS resources to be cited in a similar fashion to traditional scholarly materials. More information on DOIs at the ADS can be found on our help page.

Citing this DOI

The updated Crossref DOI Display guidelines recommend that DOIs should be displayed in the following format:

https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327
Sample Citation for this DOI

Council for British Archaeology (2006) Defence of Britain Archive [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327

[Return to results list]

Square pillbox set in hillside, the leading corner of which covers approach to bridge and thus RAF Turnhouse. 4 embrasures in each of the walls. Door and porch extends from rear corner.
(Source: Photograph 1993/06/07)
A pile of concrete rubble is next to the pillbox. Pillbox covers the approach to railway bridge, and approach to airfield from North. Excellent field of fire.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/06/07)


      

        Official Name
        RAF Turnhouse
      

      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX (VARIANT)
      

      

        Location
        Turnhouse Railway Bridge, at west end of farm on Cammo Road.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            NT 161 744
             (Scale: 1:50000
              )
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Bad

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Threats
        
            Type: Agricultural requirements (Medium Term) 
Detail: Development of farm.

        		
      

      

        Recorder
        [Unknown] ([Unknown])
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 RAF Turnhouse defences - Perimeter defences. 

 
 City of Edinburgh defences (Black Line) - The Outer Perimeter Defences  (the Black Line). Reference: City of Edinburgh Zone Home Guard, 31 Aug 1940, WO199/280. Cited in Redfern, N. 1998, Twentieth Century Fortifications in the United Kingdom, Vol V. Site gazetteer: Scotland (ii), p. 87-98. 

        		
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (1) showing plan and elevation and additional information in John Guy's A Survey of 20th Century Defences in the Lothian Region (see Scottish multi counties box).

      

      

        Photographs
        
     (4) - external views, one in John Guy's A Survey of 20th Century Defences in the Lothian Region (see Scottish multi counties box).  
      

      

        Adjacent sites
        Pillbox (variant) NT 163740
Pillbox (variant) NT 168742
Pillbox (variant) NT 17137420
Pillbox (variant) NT 17097395

      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0000086

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Scottish NMR (ref: NT17ES70.00)
        
      

      

        Reference
        
             1997 Lothian Region, A Survey of 20th Century Defences in the Lothian Region 

             1998/07 Site Gazetteer: Vol V, Scotland (ii)

             1996/12 RAF Turnhouse: Local Defences in WW2

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 1996/07/06 

            Field Visit, On 1997/06/24 

            Field Visit, On 1997/06/24 

            Field Visit, On 1994/03/17 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

        ADS logo
    


    

        
			Data Org logo
        
    


    

        University of York logo
    


    

         
            alt=