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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 268015
Site Number ND26NW 36.17
NGR ND 2207 6688
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/268015
- Council Highland
- Parish Olrig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND26NW 36.17 2207 6688
A concrete Pickett-Hamilton fort is sitauted at the SE corner of the airfield. The well in which the fort sits is full of water, but when The well in which the fort sits is full of water, but when drained it was found that the pumping mechanism (lifting jack) was still in situ. The mechanism was raised and removed for preservation.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, (A Gutteridge), 1985.
