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Evanton Airfield, Schwappach Belt
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Evanton Airfield, Schwappach Belt
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Novar Camp; Evanton Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 268004
Site Number NH66NW 34.12
NGR NH 61918 67247
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/268004
- Council Highland
- Parish Kiltearn
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH66NW 34.12 61918 67247
A brick and concrete type 24 pillbox is situated immediately S of the Inverness to Wick railway and S of what is annotated on the OS 1:10000 scale map (1990) as the 'Schwappach Belt'.
In addition a WW II 'Dannert' concertina barbed-wire fence was also noted behind this pillbox.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, (Mr A Gutteridge), 1989