Monument record MHG18708 - Black Isle Airfield
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7149 6050 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH76SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ROSEMARKIE |
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Full Description
Also known as Blackstand. A few buildings are extant. Photos in J A Guy, 20th Century Defences, (report nos. 1, 8 & 11)
A M Fox, Highland Council, 10.10.01.
NH76SW 21 715 605
Sometimes referred to as Fortrose, after the nearest town where the personnel were billeted and officially opened in August 1941.
As soon as the European war ended, its use for storage gave way to the breaking up of surplus aircraft the airfield closed down soon after the last aircraft had left in October 1945. The land is now a Forestry Commission nursery but several buildings survive.
D J Smith 1983. <1>
A short film about this site features on the YouTube website, described as thus: A local resident, Billy McKay, talks about the history of Blackstand, life at "The Bothy" in its heyday and goes on to show us the unusual grafitti art done by the residents there. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2221 Text/Publication/Volume: Francis, P. 1996. British military airfields, from airships to the jet age,. 110.
- <1> SHG2816 Text/Publication/Volume: Smith, D J. 1983. Action stations 7: military airfields of Scotland, the North-East and Northern Ireland. 55.
- <2> SHG24761 Sound/Oral History Recording: YouTube. 2010. Billy McKay at Blackstand. Last accessed 27/04/2010.
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Record last edited
May 24 2010 3:39PM
