Hatston Airfield
Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Slipway (20th Century)
Site Name Hatston Airfield
Classification Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Slipway (20th Century)
Canmore ID 269628
Site Number HY41SW 135.09
NGR HY 44238 11629
NGR Description HY 44201 11674, HY 44238 11629 and HY 44405 11777
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269628
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Kirkwall And St Ola
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY41SW 135.09 44201 11674, 44238 11629 and 44405 11777
Two large aircraft sheds are situated about 100m SW of the end of a concrete slipway within the Hatston Industrial Estate. The sheds have been altered from their orginal form, one with a new roof and the addition of a lean-to to the rear, the other has had new access doors cut into the side elevations. The slipway is now used by yachts and dinghies.
The aircraft sheds and the slipway are visible on WW II RAF vertical air photographs (NLA 16, 615-616, flown 22 June 1941) and were used by flying boats, mainly of the 'Supermarine Walrus' type.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS), August 1999
