MHG47776 - Wick Airfield, Girnigoe Street
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Type and Period (1)
- PILLBOX (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (17/11/2004)
ND35SE 103.20 c.3661 5142
A small square pillbox has been identified from WW II RAF vertical air photographs (NLA 57, 5075-5076, flown 21 February 1943), which shows the structure lying immediately to the E of a track that now forms Girnigoe Street.
The pillbox is visible within a circular barbed-wire enclosure, which itself is set within the outer perimeter fence of the airfield. Also noted from the photographs are two lines of zig-zag trenches radiating from the pillbox . (Information from Defence of Britain Project form, Mr A Gutteridge).
The pillbox was demolished when Girnigoe Street was constructed in the postwar period.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), Noveember 2004
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3660 5141 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/267997 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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