Leuchars Airfield
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Leuchars Airfield
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Raf Leuchars; Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 202725
Site Number NO42SE 59.21
NGR NO 46233 20909
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202725
- Council Fife
- Parish Leuchars
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO42SE 59.21 46233 20909
A large type 27 (anti-aircraft defence) pillbox is visible on RAF wartime vertical air photographs (NLA 48, 5.13, flown 5 September 1942 and NLA 68, 3005-6, flown 27 August 1943), in the corner of a triangular field imemdiately NE of what was the group of seven hangars (NO42SE 59.02), now reduced to two. The pillbox is depicted on the OS 1:10000 scale map, (1982) and the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2001
The pillbox stands immediately outside of the airfiled perimeter fence. It stands externally complete.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), March 2005
