Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SW0141 - BOYNDIE AIRFIELD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ66SW0141
Name	BOYNDIE AIRFIELD
NMRS Card No.	NJ66SW21
NMRS Numlink	293492
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of domestic site No. 9 for Boyndie World War II airfield (NJ66SW0031). On RAF aerial photographs taken in 1946 at least 35 huts are visible, mainly of the Nissen type with one large pitched roof hut. Two buildings and what are probably four air-raid shelters are visible on the OS 1:2500 map revised 1962.
Last Update	08/06/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 6236 6250

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	SITE OF	A	100
HUTS		SITE OF	B	100
SHELTERS	AIR-RAID	SITE OF	C	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	45
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	ESE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Agricultural
Vegetation
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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