Ayr Airfield
Air Raid Shelter(S) (Second World War), Airfield (20th Century), Dispersal Bay(S) (Second World War)
Site Name Ayr Airfield
Classification Air Raid Shelter(S) (Second World War), Airfield (20th Century), Dispersal Bay(S) (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Heathfield
Canmore ID 90518
Site Number NS32SE 23
NGR NS 3607 2388
NGR Description Centred NS 3607 2388
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/90518
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SE 23.00 Centred 3607 2388
NS32SE 23.01 NS c.3669 2379 Pillbox
NS32SE 23.02 NS c.3613 2347 Pillbox
Ayr was an important fighter station for the defence of central Scotland and later an Armament Practice Camp. Since the war, the now disused aerodrome has been partly absorbed by Prestwick's new subsidiary runway and a housing estate. One hangar survives.
D J Smith 1983; B Quarrie 1987
Note (21 July 2022)
The Pillbox Study Group report that 18 fighter aircraft dispersal pens, each for two aircraft with earth bunds, are shown on a map of airfield held by the Royal Navy Research Archive.
At least eight air raid shelters at depicted on the OS 1:2500 map (1959).
The airfield has been redeveloped for housing and it is thought that none remain.
Information from Pillbox Study Group to HES 21 July 2022