Building record MAB29675 - EASTERTON OF LENABO, LENABO, FOREST OF DEER
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Summary
Remains of three airship hangers and the adjacent remains of hardstandings, windbreaks and associated structures and deposits, situated within a wider World War I airship station (NK04SW0025).
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 13679
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0304 4258 (554m by 535m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK04SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Longside |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of three airship hangers and the adjacent remains of hardstandings, windbreaks and associated structures and deposits, situated within a wider World War I airship station (NK04SW0025). The concrete bases of three hangars are set out in a T-plan arrangement and are orientated to take advantage of the prevailing wind whilst providing shelter for the large airships that were launched, recovered, stored and maintained here. The main hangar base, the largest of the three, covers an area approximately 216 m long by 45 m wide. The smaller hangar bases each cover an area approximately 98 m long by 34 m wide. Windbreaks and associated equipment and structures such as ground anchors extend beyond the hangar bases.
Period Notes
Scheduled on 22/02/2018. WWI airship station built in 1915, in use from 1916-18. Land sold after the war and when the forest was cut down in 1989 the remains were exposed.
SMITH, D, 1983, ACTION STATIONS 7, 141-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3237.
BUCHAN, J, 1987, BYGONE BUCHAN, 86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB97.
HUGHES, J, 1997, 'FORGOTTEN' AIRSHIP BASE ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION LONGSIDE.IN AIR ENTHUSIAST NO. 68, 52-55 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4460.
May 6 1988 , JASAIR NK04 08.88.047, JASAIR NK04 08.88.047 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB35153.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 13679;
- NMR Card Number: NK04SW25;
- NRHE Numlink: 81604;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK04SW0075;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM13679 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/81604 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB3237 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, D. 1983. ACTION STATIONS 7. 141-2.
- --- SAB35153 Air-vertical Photograph: May 6 1988 . JASAIR NK04 08.88.047. Colour Negative. JASAIR NK04 08.88.047.
- --- SAB4460 Bibliographic reference: HUGHES, J. 1997. 'FORGOTTEN' AIRSHIP BASE ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION LONGSIDE.IN AIR ENTHUSIAST NO. 68, 52-55 .
- --- SAB97 Bibliographic reference: BUCHAN, J. 1987. BYGONE BUCHAN. 86.
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2025 9:37AM
