What is recorded here

Lunan Bay holds a Type 27 Pillbox built during the twentieth century, a small concrete guard perched where the land meets the busy water. Redcastle still stands nearby, watching the same tide that once carried invasion fears and ordinary fishing boats. The pillbox did not need much space because danger comes from everywhere at once. A person standing inside would have heard the sea before seeing the threat, knowing the bay could hide steel or life.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lunan Bay, Redcastle, Type 27 Pillbox as Pillbox (20th Century). 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 World War II as part of the UK's coastal defense system, the Type 27 Pillbox at Lunan Bay, Redcastle, was constructed by British military forces to guard against potential enemy landings. It is remembered as a relic of Scotland's wartime defenses and a reminder of the global conflict's local impact.

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