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Crail Airfield, pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House is a Second World War concrete defensive structure located in Fife, Scotland. Built to protect the strategically important airfield during the 1940s, the pillbox exemplifies the widespread fortification of Britain's east coast against potential invasion. Its position 300 metres east of Wormistone House reflects the careful siting of such structures across the Crail Airfield complex to command approach routes and fields of fire.
The pillbox rests upon bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era, approximately 330 million years ago. This stable geological foundation provided a suitable base for the substantial concrete structure typical of such wartime defensive works.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6459, recognising its significance as evidence of Scotland's active defence preparations during the Second World War. Crail Airfield itself served as an important operational base, and the survival of this pillbox contributes to understanding the airfield's comprehensive defensive arrangements and the broader story of wartime coastal protection in Fife.
Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6459. View the official record →
Crail Airfield, pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House is a Second World War concrete defensive structure located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6459.
Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House 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 SM6459.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crail Airfield,pillbox 400m S of Kirklands (1.2 km), Crail Airfield, airfield 1km E of Kirklands Farm (1.6 km), Victoria Gardens, cross slab 25m E of 1 Wingfield (1.7 km).
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Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.