Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SW0139 - BOYNDIE AIRFIELD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ66SW0139
Name	BOYNDIE AIRFIELD
NMRS Card No.	NJ66SW21
NMRS Numlink	293487
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of domestic site No. 7 for Boyndie World War II airfield (NJ66SW0031). It is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 which shows at least 41 huts, mainly of Nissen type with two larger building, and at least seven air-raid shelters. RCAHMS site visit 2008 noted at least 12 concrete hut bases, the concrete bases for a further three large buildings, and fragmentary remains of a least one Stanton type air-raid shelter. Air-raid shelters are marked on a wartime site plan at NJ62716324, NJ62746325.
Last Update	09/11/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 6258 6316

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CP
Date of Compilation	08/06/2023

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CAMPS	MILITARY	REMAINS OF	A	100
HUTS		REMAINS OF	B	100
BASES		CONCRETE	C	100
SHELTERS	AIR-RAID	REMAINS OF	D	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Boyndie
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	1:1251 - 1:2500
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	60
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	SE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Derelict Building
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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Modern (1900 - 2050)	A	100
20th Century	B	100
World War 2 (1939 - 1945)	C	100

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Maritime Archaeology

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