Building record MAB39138 - EDZELL AIRFIELD
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Summary
World War II airfield to the southwest of the airfield established at Edzell during World War I (NO67SW0110).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6273 6908 (3027m by 3212m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO66NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fettercairn |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
World War II airfield to the southwest of the airfield established at Edzell during World War I (NO67SW0110). During the 1930s a civilian airfield operated at Edzell to the west of the village. The airfield developed in 1940 became one of the satellites for No 8 Flying Training School based at Montrose and also served as an aircraft maintenance facility. No. 44 Maintenance Unit, formed in August 1940, had over 400 aircraft stored at Edzell at one time during the war. After the war the airfield was used by maintenance units between 1950 and 1957, and was put under Care and Maintenance in 1957. In the early 1960s it was handed over to the United States military for use as a communications centre, housing a small USAF detachment of 10th Radio Squadron Mobile from RAF Chicksands. It was a large radar and communications centre forming part of the US Navy global High Frequency Direction Finding network. The hub of the base was the large receiver building which had two levels below ground. The base closed in 1996. A number of hangars are still in existence and some dispersals and perimeter track still survive. The domestic site has been sold and the housing reused.
Period Notes
Built c1940, abandoned in 1997.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2020, FORMER EDZELL AIRBASE, EDZELL, BRECHIN: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8827.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2021, FORMER EDZELL AIRBASE, EDZELL, BRECHIN: UPDATED WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI revised (Bibliographic reference). SAB8828.
Feb 24 1994 , AAS/94/05/G12/8, AAS/94/05/G12/8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15365.
Jan 30 1997 , AAS/97/03/CT15,48,57-8, AAS/97/03/CT15,48,57-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19701.
Jul 22 2008 , AAS/08/3/DG098-101, AAS/08/3/DG098-101 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19821.
Jun 7 1997 , AAS/97/07/CT47, 51, AAS/97/07/CT47, 51 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19707.
Jun 7 1997 , AAS/97/07/G13/10,11, AAS/97/07/G13/10,11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16746.
Jun 23 2005 , AAS/05/03/CT51-2, AAS/05/03/CT51-2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18248.
Sep 15 2000 , AAS/00/13/CT20-7, AAS/00/13/CT20-7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17481.
Sep 15 2000 , AAS/00/13/G31/1-8, AAS/00/13/G31/1-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17482.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO66NW75;
- NRHE Numlink: 88956;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO66NW0104;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/88956 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB15365 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 24 1994 . AAS/94/05/G12/8. Black & White. AAS/94/05/G12/8.
- --- SAB16746 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 7 1997 . AAS/97/07/G13/10,11. Black & White. AAS/97/07/G13/10,11.
- --- SAB17481 Air-oblique Photograph: Sep 15 2000 . AAS/00/13/CT20-7. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/13/CT20-7.
- --- SAB17482 Air-oblique Photograph: Sep 15 2000 . AAS/00/13/G31/1-8. Black & White. AAS/00/13/G31/1-8.
- --- SAB18248 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 23 2005 . AAS/05/03/CT51-2. Colour Transparency. AAS/05/03/CT51-2.
- --- SAB19701 Air-oblique Photograph: Jan 30 1997 . AAS/97/03/CT15,48,57-8. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/03/CT15,48,57-8.
- --- SAB19707 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 7 1997 . AAS/97/07/CT47, 51. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/07/CT47, 51.
- --- SAB19821 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 22 2008 . AAS/08/3/DG098-101. DG. AAS/08/3/DG098-101.
- --- SAB8827 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2020. FORMER EDZELL AIRBASE, EDZELL, BRECHIN: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION. WSI.
- --- SAB8828 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2021. FORMER EDZELL AIRBASE, EDZELL, BRECHIN: UPDATED WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION. WSI revised.
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2024 2:56PM
