Edinburgh, Raf Turnhouse Airfield, Type 27 Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Raf Turnhouse Airfield, Type 27 Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Turnhouse Airfield Defences
Canmore ID 203526
Site Number NT17SE 70.09
NGR NT 15753 73149
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/203526
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT17SE 70.09 15753 73149
A type 27 pillbox has been identified from post-war RAF vertical air photograph (106G/Scot/UK 119, Pt.I, 5034, flown 20 June 1946) on the S perimeter track about 300m WSW of Gogar Mains farmstead. The pillbox is depicted on the OS 1:10000 scale map (1989), but it is unknown whether it survives in 2001.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), December 2001
Situated 91m to the E of the Edinburgh Air Centre is a type 27 pillbox. Built of brick and concrete, it survives to roof height. The entrance is to the N and it has been given a modern bitumen roof which covers the central open area.
The pillbox is depicted on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2007
