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Cobleland Pillbox, 170 metres north-east of Cobleland, is a concrete anti-tank defence built during the Second World War. Located in Perthshire, this defensive structure is one of hundreds constructed across Britain between 1940 and 1941, when invasion from Nazi-occupied Europe was feared as an imminent threat. The pillbox occupies ground underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstones and conglomerates of Pragian age, the local bedrock providing stable foundations for its construction.
The pillbox lies within a landscape of considerable defensive significance during the war years. The rolling terrain of central Perthshire, with its road networks and river valleys, was considered strategically important, and anti-tank defences were positioned to cover likely invasion routes and to protect supply lines. The sandy and conglomerate soils derived from the underlying Pragian sandstones would have affected both the construction process and the drainage characteristics of the site.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM10826. This legal protection recognises its importance as evidence of Scotland's wartime defences and the wider experience of the home front during the Second World War. The pillbox survives as a tangible reminder of the defensive preparations undertaken across Britain during this critical period.
Cobleland, pillbox 170m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10826. View the official record →
Cobleland Pillbox, 170 metres north-east of Cobleland, is a concrete anti-tank defence built during the Second World War. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10826.
Cobleland, pillbox 170m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM10826.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gartartan Castle (1.1 km), Blarnaboard, cup & ring marked rock 250m NE of (2.3 km), The Peace Stone, cup and ring marked stone 1350m NE of Gartrenich (3.3 km).
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Cobleland, pillbox 170m NE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.