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Kingsmuir Airfield

Airfield (20th Century)

Site Name Kingsmuir Airfield

Classification Airfield (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Sorbie; Kingsmuir House

Canmore ID 291297

Site Number NO50NW 51

NGR NO 53635 08694

NGR Description Centred NO 53635 08694

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/291297

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  • Parish Crail
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Architecture Notes

NO50NW 51 centred 53635 08694

A small grass airstrip is situated between the farmsteads of Sorbie and Kingsmuir House (NO50NW 35). The airstrip is used for aircraft taking people on parachuting jumps.

The airstrip has been only recently created.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2007

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