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Pillbox in clump of trees, E of 12th tee and fairway of Turnhouse golf course. Camouflage rings still exist on roof.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/07/16)
One of two small pillboxes near the 12th hole of Turnhouse Golf Course.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/04/17)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
---|---|
Location | Turnhouse Golf Course, Edinburgh. |
Area |
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Grid reference |
NT 1713 7420
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
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) Sheet with typed description of photographs and additional information in John Guy's A Survey of 20th Century Defences in the Lothian Region (see Scottish multi counties box). |
Photographs | (3) External views (2), external view (1) |
Adjacent sites | Pillbox (variant) NT 168742
Pillbox (variant) NT 161744
Pillbox (variant) NT 163740
Pillbox (variant) NT 17097395 |
DOB site reference: | S0000093 |
Associated Identifier | Scottish NMR (ref: NT17SE70.02) |
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 1946/06/20 106G/SCOT/UK119/5037 1947/06/22 CPE/SCOT/216/3090 |
Event |
Construction, Between 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/07/16 Field Visit, On 1997/04/17 |