Castle Kennedy Airfield, Technical Site
Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Building(S) (20th Century), Hut(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Castle Kennedy Airfield, Technical Site
Classification Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century), Building(S) (20th Century), Hut(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Raf Castle Kennedy
Canmore ID 280142
Site Number NX16SW 111
NGR NX 11324 60223
NGR Description NX 11371 60303 and NX 11324 60223
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280142
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16SW 111.00 11371 60303 and 11324 60223
For rest of Castle Kennedy airfield see NX15NW 89.00
NX16SW 111.01 Centred NX 12133 60265 Bomb Store
NX16SW 111.02 Centred NX 10659 60234 Buildings; Huts
NX16SW 111.03 Centred NX 1013 6028 Military Camp
The technical site for Castle Kennedy Airfield is situated on the E side of a minor road leading to Clenery, NE from the A75 (T) road. The group of aircraft hangars, buildings and huts are at the NW corner of the airfield.
Within the group are several World War II structures including two of an original four Callender-Hamilton hangars, a fabric store (NX 11114 60003) and several rows of huts for stores etc.
The two surviving Callender-Hamilton aircraft hangars are is use for storage and are built of steel framing and corrugated iron sheeting. Sliding doors are still in place.
The concrete bases for many other huts are still visible in the area around the main buildings.
The technical site is visible on vertical air photogrpahs (106G/Scot/UK 41, 3312-3313, flown 4 May 1946), which show that there were in fact four aircraft hangars, all of the Callender-Hamilton type, at this date with the small watch office at c.NX 1133 6010.
A further nine blister hangars were located around the perimeter, of which six are visible on the 1946 air photographs.
The site is now being redeveloped as a small industrial estate and at present some of the original huts are in use for offices and storage.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), June 2005
