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Prestwick Airfield, Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Prestwick Airfield, Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Prestwick Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 211565
Site Number NS32NE 39.05
NGR NS 3610 2710
NGR Description NS c. 3610 2710
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/211565
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Monkton And Prestwick
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32NE 39.05 c.3610 2710
A pillbox has been identified from an RAF WWII oblique air photograph (No.1 CAM, AF558, 6 May 1942) about 20m S of the main NW-SE runway. The pillbox was subsequently demolished during the re-organisation of Prestwick Airport.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2002.
