What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Kennedy Airfield, Fuel Depot as Oil Storage Tank(s) (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during World War II as part of the Castle Kennedy Airfield infrastructure, the fuel depot supported military aviation operations in western Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic role in the Allied war effort and as a relic of the region's wartime industrial and military history.
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