MHG47553 - Dounreay Airfield
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CINEMA (Undated)
- MILITARY CAMP (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (05/10/2004)
NC96NE 87.01 Centred 99460 66591 and 99581 66748
Three structures survive of a large group of buildings, Nissen huts, huts and emergency air-raid shelters which were situated both N and S of the A836 road. One surviving building was possibly the gymnasium/cinema for the airfield, the others are of unkown use.
Postwar RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 133, 3171-3172, flown 30 June 1946) show that there were at least 27 NIssen huts of varying sizes plus about eleven other huts in this group. Spread amongst the group on the N side of the road were five emergency air-raid shelters.
A vertical air photograph taken in 1977 (OS/77/122, 168, 1977) show that all huts in this area had been removed apart from the gym/cinema building and one other structure.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2004
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 99459 66590 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/266239 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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