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Lothians View, DUNFERMLINE, KY11 2UY

Looking over towards the Firth of Forth. One of several masts on the hilltop which were originally, I believe, part of a naval wireless telegraph station from the early 1900s.

There is a lot going on at the top of this hill - four tall masts, two covered reservoirs, a trig point, some well-appointed houses, at least two pillboxes, a zig-zagging short underground tunnel, a Pilgrim Way walking route, and some farmland! The pillbox is on the right - there was once access to its base but this has since been blocked up. The hole at the bottom left of the picture is where some steps go down to a short tunnel that after seven 90° turns emerges by other steps right next to the mast on this same side. The slabs in the centre of the picture, which have what looks like a couple of fenceposts resting on them, indicate some of its course. I presume the tunnel was in some way linked to the pillbox.

Triangulation Pillar on Castlandhill reservoir.

The most likely reason these are called pillboxes is also the most boring one! It is probably just a shortening of pillar box, another word for postbox. This is because the narrow slits, properly termed loopholes, through which if required, soldiers would fire their weapons, resemble the slots on postboxes. This one is situated a short distance down the South slope of Castlandhill and didn't have any entrances, blocked up or otherwise, to its base as they sometimes do.

One of two circular enclosures on Castlandhill, now containing trees but which, I believe, at one time may have contained communications equipment in connection with RAF Pitreavie or the naval Castlandhill Wireless Telegraph Station that was on the site from the early 1900s.

Officially called Castlandhill Reservoir trig point because it is, perhaps uniquely, positioned at the extreme corner of one of two covered reservoirs at the top of this hill. I have never before had to scale a tall fence in order to get to a trig point, but needs must! The view is of the Firth of Forth and one of four tall masts that are located around the top of Castlandhill. The trig point was in official use from 1946.