MHG64067 - Military camp - former Tain Airfield, Royal Air Force Station
Summary
Concrete bases of a military camp with accompanying air raid shelter at the former Tain Airfield.
Type and Period (2)
- MILITARY CAMP (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- AIR RAID SHELTER (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An area of six rectangular concrete bases with a long, narrow air raid shelter and a smaller rectangular building to the south of the air raid shelter at their east end to the northeast of Balnagall. They are presumably related to the former Tain Accomodation area to the north on the opposite side of the road and may have been accomodation/barrack blocks. They are visible on vertical aerial photographs taken in 2005 (part of the 'Millennium Map' series) and those taken subsequently. <1>
At some point between 2018 and 2021 all of the bases and the the smaller building to the immediate south of the air raid shelter were removed. <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <2> SHG28282 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2018. Getmapping aerial photography 2018.
- <3> SHG29107 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2021. Getmapping aerial photography 2021.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8326 8133 (86m by 41m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
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