Elgin, Linkwood Road, Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Elgin, Linkwood Road, Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ashgrove; Tynock Burn; Elgin East Station
Canmore ID 246506
Site Number NJ26SW 454
NGR NJ 22393 62285
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/246506
- Council Moray
- Parish Elgin
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26SW 454 22393 62285
NJ 2239 6228. This pillbox stands on the S side of the Burn of Tynock, next to a bridge and to the SE of Elgin East Station (NJ26SW 103). It is four-sided, with three gunloops and a covered door.
NMRS, MS/712/110.
Note (7 May 2021)
The pillbox is shown on two photographs held in the collections of the Imperial War Museum (H 4801 and H 4802). The pillbox has been disguised by painting it to look like a shed with a wooden post fence surrounding it along the roadside.
Information from HES (AKK) 7 May 2021
