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Castletown Airfield, Pickett-hamilton Fort
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Castletown Airfield, Pickett-hamilton Fort
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Castletown Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 268013
Site Number ND26NW 36.15
NGR ND 2175 6723
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/268013
- Council Highland
- Parish Olrig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND26NW 36.15 2175 6723
A concrete Pickett-Hamilton fort is sitauted on the S side of the main runway intersection. The well in which the fort sits is full of water, but when drained it was found that the pumping mechanism (lifting jack) survived.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, (A Gutteridge), 1985.