What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Kennedy Airfield, Battle H.q. as Battlefield Headquarters (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Royal Air Force and British military engineers fought to establish and operate the Castle Kennedy Airfield during World War II (c. 1940–1945). The airfield became a strategic asset, supporting Allied air operations in western Scotland and contributing to the broader defense of the British Isles.
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Places near here
PennyliggitPit(s) (period Unassigned), Quarry (period Unassigned) · 432 yd
Castle KennedyBuilding (period Unassigned) · 686 yd
Round PlantationForest · 878 yd
CultsMotte (medieval) · 1076 yd
Long PlantingCropmark(s) (period Unknown) · 1086 yd
Lochinch Heritage Estate, Castle Kennedy, Walled GardenWalled Garden (18th Century) · 1715 yd
Crindil Bank WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Dunragit HouseCastle (medieval)(possible), Country House (18th Century) · 2.2 mi
David: Sandmill, Loch Ryan, Firth of ClydeBrig (19th Century) · 2.6 mi
Industry: Stranraer, Loch Ryan, Firth of ClydeSchooner (19th Century) · 3.0 mi
Craigcaffie TowerTower House (medieval) · 3.4 mi
Stranraer, Dalrymple Street, Reformed Presbyterian Church, GraveyardCemetery (post Medieval) · 3.4 mi