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West Freugh Airfield, Technical Site

Decontamination Building (20th Century)

Site Name West Freugh Airfield, Technical Site

Classification Decontamination Building (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Luce Bay

Canmore ID 280222

Site Number NX15SW 22.07

NGR NX 1116 5405

NGR Description c.NX 1116 5405

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Stoneykirk
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX15SW 22.07 c.1116 5405

The airfield gas decontamination centre was situated about 470m SE of the aircraft hangars.

The building is visible on vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 42, 3127-3129, flown 4 May 1946) and an oblique taken in the early 1950s (Mr J Norrie). The decontamination centre would appear to be a type J, but with three entrances.

The centre is not visible on vertical air photographs taken in 1988 (All Scotland Survey [Jasair] 24 88 038-039, flown 11 June 1988) and the area now has new buildings depicted on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), April 2006

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