Butterwell Burn, Pillbox, Type 22 Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Butterwell Burn, Pillbox, Type 22 Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Wester Balgedie
Canmore ID 101054
Site Number NO10NE 75
NGR NO 1536 0599
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101054
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Portmoak (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Kinross-shire
NO10NE 75 1536 0599
A pillbox situated just S of the bridge crossing the Butterwell Burn. Constructed of brick and hexagonal in plan with 5 embrasures with a door which is protected by a flanking wall. It is now in a ruinous condition, the roof having been removed. The walls are of two layers of brick and are approximately 1ft in thickness.
Information from M Hall (Human History Officer, Perth & Kinross Council), visited 27 May 1995
NO 1536 0599 A brick-built, hexagonal pill box close to the Butterwell Burn, near Wester Balgedie.
M A Hall 1995.
A brick-built type 22 pillbox situated just S of the old railway bridge on the W side of the road. The pillbox has no roof, the upper side of loopholes is open, there are no internal walls and there is an external blast wall protecting the entrance.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/9.
