What is recorded here
Castletown Airfield served as a satellite to Wick from May 1940 until April 1944, guarding Scapa Flow and Northern Scotland during the Second World War. Today grass chokes the concrete dispersal bays and huts, turning a deadly defensive line into a quiet green ruin. The Navy reclaimed the salvaged shipwreck gun, leaving behind only ghostly foundations and the memory of engines roaring over Caithness.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castletown Airfield as Pillbox (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.
Castletown Airfield in Scotland was developed as a military airfield during World War II, primarily for defensive purposes. It is remembered for its role in the country's wartime aviation infrastructure.
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Places near here
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Castletown, Millhill Bridge, HallChapel (19th Century) - (20th Century), Masonic Hall (20th Century) · 947 yd
GarthEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1005 yd
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.3 mi
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 1.6 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 5.4 mi
Jonge Thomas: Easter Head, Dunnet Head, Pentland FirthCraft (18th Century) · 6.1 mi
Easter HeadHeadland · 6.2 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 6.3 mi