Elgin, Boroughbriggs Road, Football Ground
Pillbox (Second World War)
Site Name Elgin, Boroughbriggs Road, Football Ground
Classification Pillbox (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Elgin City Fc
Canmore ID 348097
Site Number NJ26SW 610
NGR NJ 21328 63250
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/348097
- Council Moray
- Parish Elgin
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
Note (24 July 2015)
A pillbox (possibly a type 24) lay on the terrace at the NW corner of Elgin City FC football ground. The pillbox is visible on RAF vertical air photograph 106G NLA/057.540 5128, flown 20 February 1943.
The pillbox was removed in the year 2000.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 24 July 2015
Note (7 May 2021)
The pillbox is shown on two photographs held in the collections of the Imperial War Museum (H 4805 and H 4810). The pillbox has been disguised to look like a building with a false roof and wooden W elevation and painted with the football club name.
Information from HES (AKK) 7 May 2021
