Wigtown Airfield, Dispersed Site
Bomb Store (20th Century)
Site Name Wigtown Airfield, Dispersed Site
Classification Bomb Store (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Baldoon Airfield
Canmore ID 256111
Site Number NX45SW 41.06
NGR NX 43885 53142
NGR Description 43885 53142, 43921 53212,43986 53124, 43947 53037
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/256111
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkinner
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX45SW 41.06 43885 53142, 43921 53212, 43986 53124 and, 43947 53037
The bomb store is situated at the eastern extremity of the airfield, within a dispersal area. Two buildings, one within earth banks, the other with a zig-zag blast wall are extant with two additional dispersal bays with earth blast banks in front.
The area is visible on vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 42, 4212-4213, flown 4 May 1946), which show the area fully extant. Vertical photogrpahs taken in 1988 (All Scotland Survey [Jasair], 24 88 053-054, flown 11 June 1988), show the two buildings and part of the zig-zag blast wall and the two dispersal bays with earth banks.
The site was not visited in March 2004.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), April 2006
