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Pillbox roof and upper parts of walls are missing. Remains have been filled with earth for the planting of flowers by adjacent houseowners.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/07/24)
Official Name | RAF Turnhouse |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
Location | Turnhouse Farm Road. |
Area |
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Grid reference |
NT 163 740
(Scale: 1:63360
, 1957)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Medium Term) Detail: |
Recorder | Chalmers, P. B. |
Defence grouping |
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 |
Adjacent sites | Pillbox (variant) NT 161744
Pillbox (variant) NT 168742
Pillbox (variant) NT 17137420
Pillbox (variant) NT 17097395 |
DOB site reference: | S0000090 |
Reference |
1998/07 Site Gazetteer: Vol V, Scotland (ii) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/07/24 Field Visit, On 1997/07/24 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |