Overview
Stracathro Airfield is the exact Historic Environment Scotland record for a named whole airfield in Angus. Its supporting saved type is Airfield (20th Century). The official record gives its period wording as 20th Century. It also preserves the saved grid reference NO 6442 6380 and location quality recorded as inside public local-area border. The saved facts do not establish a crew, cause, casualties or wider impact.
What this place is
The official record identifies Stracathro Airfield with the exact type wording Airfield (20th Century). The official record gives its period wording as 20th Century. It also preserves the saved grid reference NO 6442 6380 and location quality recorded as inside public local-area border.
People and events
The saved record does not securely name crew, passengers, ground staff or casualties at Stracathro Airfield. It also does not establish a cause, so none is added here.
How it was used
The exact type identifies this as a airfield. Beyond that classification, the saved row does not safely establish a flight, unit, route, role or detailed daily use.
What survives
The source preserves a distinct mapped place for Stracathro Airfield. It does not say what aircraft material, buildings, surfaces or other remains can now be seen.
Why it mattered
Stracathro Airfield matters because it fixes a named airfield in Angus. Alongside other exact records it helps show the local pattern of flying and aircraft loss, without claiming an unsupported human or national impact.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Stracathro Airfield, Nw Dispersalsmonument0.3 miles
- Brae of Pertmonument0.3 miles
- Stracathro Airfield, N Dispersalsmonument0.4 miles
- Stracathro Airfield, Technical Areamonument0.4 miles
- Smiddie Woodmonument0.5 miles
- Donald's Tackmonument0.5 miles
- Clearbankmonument0.5 miles
- Addicate Woodforest0.5 miles
- Woodside Cottagemonument0.6 miles
- The Kennellsmonument0.6 miles
- Muir of Pertforest0.6 miles
- Hill of Stracathromountain0.7 miles
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