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Binn Hill, Pillbox, Type 24 Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Binn Hill, Pillbox, Type 24 Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Command Line; Kinfauns
Canmore ID 101057
Site Number NO12SE 93
NGR NO 15938 22945
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101057
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kinfauns
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SE 93 15931 22936
A brick and concrete pillbox set into the NE of a small quarry, NE of Binn farmsteading. It is brick built to a hexagonal format and set on a concrete base, which is exposed to a thickness of 16 inches at the NE corner. The pillbox has four embrasures which have concrete splays and a wooden sill; with each sill having a cut with a rectangular hole measuring 7 x 9 inches for a possible machine gun mounting. Entry is down a flight of eight steps which are protected by a retaining wall at the rear. Entrance is at the rear by a narrow door covered by a flanking wall. The walls are of brick with a concrete floor and ceiling and the roof is also covered in turf and moss.
Information from M A Hall (Human History Officer, Perth Museum & Art Gallery), visited 4 October 1995.
NO 1592 2291 A brick-built hexagonal pill box overlooking a minor road above the River Tay, and Kinfauns.
M A Hall 1995.
NO 1593 2294. . A type 24 brick and concrete built pillbox is situated on the approach road to Binn. It is built into the bank and only three sides are now visible.
J Guy 2000; NMRS, MS 810/9.
