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Airfield (20th Century), Radio Station (20th Century)

Site Name Rattray Airfield

Classification Airfield (20th Century), Radio Station (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Crimond Airfield; Hms Merganser; Rn Wt Station Crimond

Canmore ID 81330

Site Number NK05NE 16

NGR NK 0700 5800

NGR Description Centred NK 0700 5800

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station, taken from the NW.

DP 018259

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

6/7/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield with the farmstead and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the SSW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield with the farmstead and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the SSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the W.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the SSW.

DP 065274

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the SSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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Oblique aerial view of the farmsteading, farmhouse and the remains of the airfield, taken from the E.

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Oblique aerial view of the farmsteading, farmhouse and the remains of the airfield, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

6/7/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station with the farmsteading and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station with the farmsteading and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

6/7/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield with the farmsteading, farmhouse adjacent, taken from the W.

DP 065273

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield with the farmsteading, farmhouse adjacent, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the ESE.

DP 065278

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

DP 065281

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NE.

DP 065282

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

DP 065284

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the farmsteading and farmhouse with the remains of the airfield adjacent, taken from the SW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the farmsteading and farmhouse with the remains of the airfield adjacent, taken from the SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

6/7/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

DP 065268

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the SSE.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the S.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2007

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

DP 065283

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station with the farmsteading and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the N.

DP 018258

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station with the farmsteading and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

6/7/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the W.

DP 065271

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

DP 065277

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

25/7/2009

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station, taken from the NW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield with the farmstead and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the SSW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the W.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the SSW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

Oblique aerial view of the farmsteading, farmhouse and the remains of the airfield, taken from the E.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station with the farmsteading and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the NNE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield with the farmsteading, farmhouse adjacent, taken from the W.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the ESE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the WNW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the farmsteading and farmhouse with the remains of the airfield adjacent, taken from the SW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the SSE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the S.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the NW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the airfield and radio station with the farmsteading and farmhouse adjacent, taken from the N.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the W.

General oblique aerial view centred on the airfield, taken from the E.

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Administrative Areas

Council Aberdeenshire
Parish Crimond
Former Region Grampian
Former District Banff And Buchan
Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NK05NE 16 centred 0700 5800

See also NK05NE 25 and NK05NE 29.

Not to be confused with nearby Loch of Strathbeg radar station (NK c. 083 577), for which see NK05NE 22.

For pillboxes (NK 090 582 to 101 579) protecting this airfield, see NK05NE 17.

World War II airfield, now disused but runways and hut stances still visible. Two radar masts stand in area. Visible on air photographs AAS/93/15/G31/1-3, flown 11 November 1993. Copies held by Grampian Regional Council SMR.

NMRS, MS/712/6.

The radio antennae and related structures and buildings that occupy part of this airfield comprise a major Royal Naval wireless telegraphy station (RN W/T station Crimond), which dates from the mid-1970's.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 August 1998.

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