Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SW0140 - BOYNDIE AIRFIELD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ66SW0140
Name	BOYNDIE AIRFIELD
NMRS Card No.	NJ66SW21
NMRS Numlink	293494
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of domestic site No. 8 for Boyndie World War II airfield (NJ66SW0031). The huts are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. Some of the huts have been removed, but a group of at least 16 concrete hut bases remains. Seven Stanton type air raid shelters are shown on the OS 1:2500 map revised 1962 at NJ 62919 63383, NJ 62922 63447, NJ 63001 63451, NJ 63025 63470, NJ 63025 63470, NJ 63056 63465, NJ 63118 63478.
Last Update	09/11/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 6298 6344

Easting: 396004, Northing: 848786

Compiler	CP
Date of Compilation	08/06/2023

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
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	SW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Agricultural
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

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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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Additional Info