Whitecairns
Whitecairns is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland,[1] lying 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Potterton and 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) south of Pitmedden on the B999 road.
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OS grid reference | NJ922182 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ABERDEEN |
Postcode district | AB23 |
Dialling code | 01358 01651 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Transport
Regular bus services link Whitecairns with Potterton and Aberdeen to the south, and with Pitmedden and Tarves to the north.[2]
Decoy airfield
During the Second World War, Harestone Moss, close to Whitecairns was set up as a decoy site for RAF Dyce airfield. This was to trick the Luftwaffe into thinking that this was Dyce airfield at night.
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The decoy was bombed on several occasions, two craters are still present today.
- 3 Aug 1940
- 3 Nov 1940
- 5 Dec 1940
- 18 July 1941
This decoy site had a bunker that housed a generator used to power the dummy airfield lights.[3]
References
- Whitecairns local information website
- Public Transport, Aberdeenshire Council
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Easter Craigie, Decoy Control Bunker, Generator Plant (110723)". Canmore. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
"Civil Defence Incidents". Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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