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Grangemouth Airfield
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Grangemouth Airfield
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Grangemouth Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 202426
Site Number NS98SW 23.01
NGR NS 9395 8146
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202426
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Grangemouth
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS98SW 23.01 9395 8146
A type 27 pillbox has been identified from a RAF wartime vertical air photograph (NLA 71 540, 3003, flown 9 September 1943) about 80m from the NE edge of the N hangar. The pillbox has been removed and no trace of it could be found in the area around the widened A904 road.
Visited by D Easton and information from RCAHMS, November 2001
