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Benbecula Airport, Receiver Site
Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Radar Site (20th Century)
Site Name Benbecula Airport, Receiver Site
Classification Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Radar Site (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Balivanich; Raf Benbecula Airfield; Benbecula Aerodrome
Canmore ID 274435
Site Number NF75NE 4.04
NGR NF 79014 55691
NGR Description Centred NF 79014 55691
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/274435
- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF75NE 4.04 79014 55691
Receiver Station on the E perimeter of the airfield. Small L-shaped building within fenced compound, built on former aircraft hangar base. Three small masts immediately to the N and NE.
Three hangar bases ranged NE to SW on the E side of the airfield. Two hangars lie on the E side of the perimeter taxiway withthe third on the W side. Part of the site is now a gold course.
The small half size T2 type hangars which were formerly located on the concrete bases are visible on vertical air photographs taken in 1946 (CPE/Scot/UK191, 4040-4041, flown 10 October 1946).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), August 2005
