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Crail Airfield, pillbox 20m ENE of Lighthouse, Foreland Head is a Second World War concrete defensive structure located on the Fife coast near the village of Crail. The pillbox forms part of the wider coastal defence network constructed during the early 1940s in anticipation of a potential German invasion of Britain. Its proximity to Crail Airfield, an active RAF station during the war, reflects the strategic importance of protecting both the airfield and the surrounding coastline from enemy attack. The structure represents a typical example of the small, heavily reinforced concrete bunkers that were rapidly deployed across vulnerable sections of the British coast between 1940 and 1941.
Crail Airfield, pillbox 20m ENE of Lighthouse, Foreland Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6461. View the official record →
Crail Airfield, pillbox 20m ENE of Lighthouse, Foreland Head is a Second World War concrete defensive structure located on the Fife coast near the village of Crail. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6461.
Crail Airfield, pillbox 20m ENE of Lighthouse, Foreland Head 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 SM6461.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beacon construction site, 40m NE and 30m ESE of Fifeness Cottage (0.1 km), Danes Dike,earthwork,Fife Ness (0.5 km), Crail Golf Club, Pill Box near the Club House (0.6 km).
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