Aberdeen, Dyce, Aberdeen International Airport
Airfield (20th Century), Airport (20th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Dyce, Aberdeen International Airport
Classification Airfield (20th Century), Airport (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Dyce Airport; Dyce Aerodrome
Canmore ID 81483
Site Number NJ81SE 44
NGR NJ 880 125
NGR Description Centred NJ 880 125
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/81483
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Dyce
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ81SE 44.00 centred 880 125
NJ81SE 44.01 NJ 8746 1460 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.02 NJ 8742 1358 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.03 NJ 8776 1325 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.04 NJ 87204 12987 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.05 NJ 87201 12900 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.06 NJ 8736 1233 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.07 NJ 8728 1203 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.08 NJ 8751 1168 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.09 NJ 8819 1138 Pillbox
NJ81SE 44.10 NJ 8712 1278 Air Raid Shelters
NJ81SE 44.11 NJ 88118 12621 Pillbox
For possible cairn within the area of the airport at 'Farburn, Greenhowe' (NJ c. 875 125), see NJ81SE 15.
For 'standing stones' at NJ 8750 1210, see NJ81SE 82.
For decoy airfield at Easter Craigie (NJ 9224 1976), see NJ91NW 44.
Dating to the early 1930s, it was taken over by the military at the start of the war. The developing oil industry led to further expansion, with many new buildings being erected. A few wartime structures remain, but the control tower has been replaced by a more modern version. Located at Kintore was the Works Repair Depot for the Air Ministry Works Directorate.
D J Smith 1983; B Quarrie 1987
Now Aberdeen International Airport
J Guy 1992.
Watching Brief (14 March 2011 - 7 May 2011)
NJ 87564 13517 Headland Archaeology Ltd undertook a watching brief at the site of a runway extension at Aberdeen Airport, Dyce in order to identify and record any archaeological remains that might be exposed by construction works. The work was commissioned by SKM Enviros on behalf of BAA Scotland, and a specification was agreed with Aberdeen City Council. An Environmental Statement had previously identified the potential for previously unrecorded archaeological remains to survive on the site. The foundations and floors of a number of structures relating to the use of Aberdeen Airfield by the RAF in WWII were uncovered; as were two small undated pits. No other archaeological features were uncovered during the watching brief.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: SKM Environs
Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2011
Information also reported in Oasis (headland1-101408) 22 August 2011
