MHG2112 - Pillbox, Ackergill Tower

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PILLBOX (Modern - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)

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A sexagonal modern pill-box, badly damaged, its longest side being completely destroyed. The base measures 5.75m N-S, over walls 0.9m wide and 1.2m high. The internal width is 3.05m and there is a gun platform 1m wide.
C E Batey 1981.

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A sexagonal modern pill-box, badly damaged, its longest side being completely destroyed. The base measures 5.75m N-S, over walls 0.9m wide and 1.2m high. The internal width is 3.05m and there is a gun platform 1m wide.
Batey 1981, No. 134.

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--- SHG1959 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . No. 134.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 3532 5468 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND35SE
Civil Parish	WICK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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