Building record MAB21645 - UPPER KIRKTON
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Summary
Remains of a radio station dating from World War II, including transmitter hut (NJ81SE0133), stand-by set housing (NJ81SE0131), concrete roadway (NJ81SE0137) and transformer plinth (NJ81SE0117), and a small circular brick and concrete building with a substatial porch and a roof mount for a dish/antenna.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8732 1453 (93m by 125m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Dyce |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of a radio station dating from World War II, including transmitter hut (NJ81SE0133), stand-by set housing (NJ81SE0131), concrete roadway (NJ81SE0137) and transformer plinth (NJ81SE0117), and a small circular brick and concrete building with a substatial porch and a roof mount for a dish/antenna. It is likely to have functioned as both an R/T (radio telephone) and D/F (direction finding) station for Dyce Airfield (NJ81SE0047). It appears to have been in operation for at least 50 years before being decommissioned in the 1990s. Building recording of the circular structure was carried out by Headland Archaeology in 2012 ahead of proposed demolition in connection with the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2012, ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE PACKAGE (NORTHERN LEG) DYCE AIRFIELD - RADIO STATION (SITE 154C): BUILDING RECORDING SURVEY, SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB4498.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2014, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013, pp. 12-13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5483.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SE0119;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB4498 Bibliographic reference: HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY. 2012. ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE PACKAGE (NORTHERN LEG) DYCE AIRFIELD - RADIO STATION (SITE 154C): BUILDING RECORDING SURVEY. SBS.
- --- SAB5483 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2014. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013. pp. 12-13.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2025 10:20AM
