What is recorded here
Castle Kennedy Airfield, Domestic Site is a 20th Century military camp in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is marked on the official map with a point accurate to the nearest 10m. The place belongs to the National Record of the Historic Environment, not to public assumption. Entry requires permission, not wonder.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Kennedy Airfield, Domestic Site as Military Camp (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.
Built as a military airfield during World War II, Castle Kennedy Airfield was used by the Royal Air Force and later by the United States Army Air Forces. It is remembered for its role in training and operations during the war, contributing to Allied efforts in the European theater.
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Places near here
Castle Kennedy, Inch Parish Church with Monument to John AlexanderBurial Ground (19th Century), Church (19th Century), Commemorative Monument (20th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 98 yd
Inch ParishBarrow(s) (prehistoric), Cairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 337 yd
Lochinch Heritage Estate, Castle Kennedy, LodgeGate (late 19th Century), Gate Lodge (late 19th Century), Gate Pier(s) (late 19th Century) · 921 yd
Castle KennedyAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 967 yd
Lochinch Heritage Estate, Castle Kennedy, Walled GardenWalled Garden (18th Century) · 1173 yd
Round PlantationForest · 1.3 mi
Crindil Bank WoodWood · 1.3 mi
David: Sandmill, Loch Ryan, Firth of ClydeBrig (19th Century) · 1.6 mi
Industry: Stranraer, Loch Ryan, Firth of ClydeSchooner (19th Century) · 2.0 mi
Stranraer, Dalrymple Street, Reformed Presbyterian Church, GraveyardCemetery (post Medieval) · 2.4 mi
Blin' Johnny's Awa'Memorial · 2.7 mi
Dunragit HouseCastle (medieval)(possible), Country House (18th Century) · 3.3 mi