Hillhead Radar Station, Domestic Site
Building (20th Century)
Site Name Hillhead Radar Station, Domestic Site
Classification Building (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Smiddyseat
Canmore ID 293322
Site Number NJ96SW 30.13
NGR NJ 94283 61692
NGR Description Centred NJ 94283 61692
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293322
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Tyrie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ96SW 30.13 centred 94283 61692
A group of at least six buildings situated to the S of the main access track into the Radar Station. All would appear to built of brick and concrete with steel roof trusses. One building, possibly for motor transport as there is a widened entrance in the N gable end, has a short tower for the water tank and there are two others with water towers immediately to S and SE. The other buildings are various single storey huts, some unroofed, which were not entered on the date of visitdue to their advanced state of dereliction, . All would appear to have or had asbestos roofs.
The buildings are almost certainly connected with the domestic site activity for personnel at the radar station.
These buildings formerly stood immediately N of the fence line which has now been removed.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, NG), 28 February 2008
