What is recorded here

Castletown Airfield served as a satellite to Wick during the Second World War, guarding Scapa Flow and Northern Scotland from May 1940 until April 1944. Its concrete pads and scattered huts now surrender to grass and forgotten purpose, while a decontamination centre holds only cow manure and rain. The Navy reclaimed the salvaged gun, and the hangars vanished, leaving behind a quiet dispersal bay where human urgency faded into Highland silence.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castletown Airfield as Dispersal Bay (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 was constructed during World War II as a dispersal bay to support military aviation operations. It is remembered as part of Scotland's wartime infrastructure, reflecting the strategic importance of the region during the conflict.

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