MHG65904 - RAF Communal site - (formerly part of Tain Airfield)
Summary
A former RAF Communal Site, part of Tain Airfield.
Type and Period (4)
- MILITARY SUPPORT BUILDING (Second World War to 20th Century - 1940 AD? to 1947 AD?)
- SERGEANTS MESS (Second World War to 20th Century - 1940 AD? to 1947 AD?)
- BATTLE HEADQUARTERS (Second World War to 20th Century - 1940 AD? to 1947 AD?)
- BLAST SHELTER (Second World War to 20th Century - 1940 AD? to 1947 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A former RAF Communal Site, part of Tain Airfield. A large winged building complex is still roofed and a number of concrete building bases survive across the site, though vegetation may be concealing other remains.
Detailed plans of the airfield dating to 1945-6 are held by the Royal Air Force Museum. A digital copy (albeit undated) is held in the HER collections. The area is shown and labelled 'Communal Site' on the plan, with one building on the southwest marked 'Sergeants' Mess'. <1>
On a raised beach overlooking the airfield from the S, and at the crossroads of two minor roads, N of Lochslin farm, are the surviving remains of a large camp, extending E from NH 8328 8076 to NH8380 8091 and SE to NH 8401 8065. One very large building survives and the concrete foundations of an h-shaped building (possibly a mess or YMCA). The remains of a number of blast shelters and smaller buildings can also been seen. A Battlefield Headquarters building survives in the complex.
Visited by RCAHMS (AKK) 4 May 2015
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8352 8092 (538m by 229m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/347408 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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