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Renfrew Airfield, Arkleston Road
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Renfrew Airfield, Arkleston Road
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Arkleston Cemetery; Renfrew Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 264602
Site Number NS56NW 79.02
NGR NS 5079 6588
NGR Description NS c.5079 6588
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/264602
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Renfrew (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS56NW 79.02 c.5079 6588
A pillbox, possibly a type 27, has been identified from a WW II RAF vertical air photograph (A309, 2607, flown 1 May 1941 [SC910887]) at the SE perimeter of Renfrew Airfield about 200m WNW from the NW corner of the Hillington Rolls Royce Aero engine factory (NS56NW60). Also visible on the air photograph is a circular enclosure of barbed-wire fencing surrounding the structure.
The pillbox is not visible on more recent air photography (All Scotland Survey 1988) and it is likely that the structure was demolished sometime during the postwar period.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), September 2004
