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East Haven Airfield, Royal Naval Air Station
Military Camp (20th Century)
Site Name East Haven Airfield, Royal Naval Air Station
Classification Military Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Hms Peewit; East Balmirmer
Canmore ID 275972
Site Number NO53NE 59.06
NGR NO 5880 3895
NGR Description Centred NO 5880 3895
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275972
- Council Angus
- Parish Panbride
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO53NE 59.06 Centred 5880 3895
The hut bases of a small hutted camp is visible on vertical air photographs (CPE/Scot/UK 218, 4202-4204, 25 June 1947), in an area about 667m E of East Balmirmer farmsteading, N of the airfield. The camp almost certainly provided additional accommodation for the Airfield.
The camp is situated within a triangular piece of land N of a minor road leading to Mains of Kelly and would ahve consisted of at least 35 huts.
No evidence for the hutted camp can be seen on recent air photography (All Scotland Survey [Jasair], 51788 207-208, flown 18, 24 June 1988.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2005
