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Crail Airfield, pillbox 400m S of Kirklands is a reinforced concrete defensive structure constructed during the Second World War as part of Britain's home defence preparations. The pillbox is situated within the wider defensive perimeter of Crail Airfield in Fife, a Royal Air Force station that operated throughout the war years. Built to a standard design typical of pillboxes erected across Scotland during the threat of invasion in 1940 and 1941, the structure would have accommodated a small garrison armed with machine guns or anti-tank weapons to provide protection against potential enemy assault. The pillbox represents the material legacy of wartime civil defence infrastructure and the strategic importance placed on protecting RAF installations along the vulnerable east coast of Scotland.
Crail Airfield,pillbox 400m S of Kirklands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6460. View the official record →
Crail Airfield, pillbox 400m S of Kirklands is a reinforced concrete defensive structure constructed during the Second World War as part of Britain's home defence preparations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6460.
Crail Airfield,pillbox 400m S of Kirklands 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 SM6460.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Victoria Gardens, cross slab 25m E of 1 Wingfield (0.9 km), Crail Airfield, airfield 1km E of Kirklands Farm (1.1 km), Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House (1.2 km).
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