What is recorded here
Invergordon, Castle Aveue holds a second World War pillbox, a small concrete guard post built when fear touched even quiet Highland streets. It may have watched the water, the road or the town itself, depending which danger officials imagined at the time. The position remains exact enough to find, though entry is not guaranteed.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Invergordon, Castle Aveue as Pillbox (second World War). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during the Second World War as a defensive structure, Invergordon on Castle Avenue is remembered as part of Scotland's coastal defenses against potential enemy invasion.
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