You would not know it to look at it now, but there was an important railway junction here at Mawcarse. The railway lines came into Kinross from Crook of Devon and Kelty, united for a short spell and split to go to Ladybank and Perth at Mawcarse Junction.

This wartime pill box guarded the approach by road from the east, which was where the German advance was expected to come from.... the lessons of the Maginot Line were quickly forgotten!

The entrance is on the western side of the pillbox, shielded by a brick wall. There should be a concrete roof, presumably this was removed as it could have been a danger to traffic.

Mawcarse Pill-box

The view from the pillbox looking eastwards