Annan Airfield, Technical Site
Air Raid Shelter(S) (Second World War), Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Building(S) (20th Century), Hut(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Annan Airfield, Technical Site
Classification Air Raid Shelter(S) (Second World War), Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Building(S) (20th Century), Hut(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Chapelcross
Canmore ID 280530
Site Number NY27SW 39.01
NGR NY 21730 70158
NGR Description NY 21792 70272, NY 21730 70158 and NY 21883 70338
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280530
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Annan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY27SW 39.01 21792 70272, 21730 70158 and 21883 70338
The technical site for Annan Airfield is situated in the NE sector of the runways. At least two T1 type aircraft hangars are extant, though three were still in existance in 1994 as they can be seen on oblique aerial photographs of that date (RCAHMSAP 1994). The current OS 1:2500 scale digital map only shows two.
Many other buildings and huts used for support services were located to the E and SE of the aircraft hangars including eight emergency air-raid shelters and several emergency water tanks.
The area is visible on RAF WW II vertical air photographs (FNO 158, 6.29-6.31 and 6.38-6.39, flown 26 September 1942) and on postwar images (106G/SCOT/UK 40, 3066-3067, flown 4 May 1946), both sorties showing the three hangars and surrounding support buildings.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), April 2006
Note (4 June 2021)
Pillbox Study Group report at least seven blast shelters are visible on RAF vertical air photograph 106G/Scot/UK/0040 3066 (flown 04 May 1946).
Information from Pillbox Study Group 4 June 2021
