Skitten Airfield, Norcon Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Skitten Airfield, Norcon Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Skitten Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 202748
Site Number ND35NW 27.01
NGR ND 31687 56824
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202748
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND35NW 27.01 3174 5686
A roofless type 27 pillbox survives at the entrance to Skitten Airfield. The pillbox is visible on RAF wartime vertical air photographs (NLA 57, 5088-9, flown 21 February 1943) on the N side of the road.
Visited by RCAHMS, August 1999
The pillbox has been misidentified and is a 'Norcon' type constructed from a section concrete pipe.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2004
