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Leuchars Airfield

Pillbox (20th Century)

Site Name Leuchars Airfield

Classification Pillbox (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Raf Leuchars; Airfield Defences

Canmore ID 202711

Site Number NO42SE 59.11

NGR NO 4670 2088

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Leuchars
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NO42SE 59.11 4670 2088

A type 27 (anti-aircraft defence) pillbox is visible on RAF wartime vertical air photographs (NLA 48, 5.13, flown 25 September 1942), to the E of two aircraft hangars (NO42SE 59.03). The pillbox is not depicted on the OS 1:10000 scale map, (1982).

Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2001

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