Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SW0136 - BOYNDIE AIRFIELD

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Primary ReferenceNJ66SW0136
NameBOYNDIE AIRFIELD
NRHE Card No.NJ66SW21
NRHE Numlink 293493
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a domestic site, Site No. 10, for Boyndie World War II airfield (NJ66SW0031). This was one of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) accommodation camps. RCAHMS site visit 2008 recorded the remains of at least four huts and several concrete hut bases now within woodland. The camp is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, on which at least fourteen huts are evident, these mainly Nissen huts with one larger, and two possible air-raid shelters.
Last Update09/11/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation08/06/2023

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CAMPSMILITARYREMAINS OFA100
HUTS REMAINS OFB100
SHELTERSAIR-RAIDREMAINS OFC90
BASES CONCRETED100