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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Establishments - North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Names showing a hyperlink take you to further details of the station including listings of units hosted.
| Station | Notes |
| Abbotsinch | FAA Archive Website, |
| Acklington | |
| Aird Uig | 'Rotor' Station, |
| Aldergrove | |
| Alness | |
| Annan | |
| Anstruther | Chain Home Low Station
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| Ashington | |
| Ayr | FAA Archive Website, |
| Ayr Racecourse | |
| Balado Bridge | Officers Commanding, |
| Ballinderry | GCI Station |
| Ballydonaghy | GCI Station |
| Ballyhalbert | FAA Archive Website, |
| Ballykelly | FAA Archive Website, |
| Ballymartin | Chain Home Low Station |
| Ballywalter | |
| Ballywooden | GCI Station |
| Bamburgh | Chain Home Low Station
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| Banff | Unofficial Website, |
| Barnton Quarry | Subterranea Britannica website, |
| Barrapol | CHB Station |
| Belfast | |
| Benbecula | Currently ADGE Reporting Centre |
| Ben Hough | Chain Home Low Station |
| Bishops Court | Officers Commanding, |
| Blackhead | Chain Home Low Station |
| Black Isle | |
| Boa Island | |
| Borve Castle | GCI Station |
| Boulmer | Currently No 1 Air Control Centre, School of Fighter Control and HQ No 202 Sqn |
| Bowmore | |
| Brackla | |
| Breckness | 10cm Radar Station |
| Brenish | Chain Home Low Station |
| Broad Bay | Chain Home Station |
| Brunton | |
| Buchan | Radar Station - Types T80, FPS6 and TPS34. ADGE Control and Reporting Centre. Ceased operations as a CRC on 30 Nov 2004. |
| Burifa Hill | GEE Station |
| Buttergask | |
| Campbeltown | |
| Carsaig | |
| Castle Archdale/Lough Erne | |
| Castle Kennedy | |
| Castlerock | Chain Home Station |
| Castletown | Officers Commanding, |
| Cautness | Chain Home Low Station - exact location unknown |
| Charter Hall | |
| Cleadon | Chain Home Low and OBOE Station |
| Clett | GCI Station - Island of Whalsay in the Shetland Islands, located on the hill just north of the village of Symbister. |
| Cluntoe | FAA Archive Website, |
| Cockburnspath | Chain Home Low Station
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| Cocklaw | Chain Home Low Station |
| Cold Hesledon | Subterranea Britannica website, |
| Connel | |
| Crail | FAA Archive Website, |
| Cramlington | |
| Crannoch Hill | Chain Home Low Station |
| Crastor | 10 cm Radar Station |
| Cresswell | Chain Hone Low Station and Type 56 Radar
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| Cromarty | Chain Home Low Station |
| Crosslaw | Chain Home Extra Low Station. |
| Crossmaglen | Chain Home Station |
| Crustan | Chain Home Low Station |
| Dalcross | FAA Archive Website, |
| Dallachy | FAA Archive Website, |
| Deerness | CHL and Type 31 Radar Station |
| Dirleton | GCI Station |
| Donibristle | FAA Archive Website, |
| Doonies Hill | Chain Home Low Station
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| Dornoch | |
| Douglas Wood | Chain Home Station
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| Dounreay | FAA Archive Website, |
| Downhill | Chain Home Low, Types 31, 52 and GEE Station. |
| Drem | |
| Drone Hill | Chain Home Station
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| Dumfries | |
| Dundee | FAA Archive Website, |
| Dundonald | FAA Archive Website, |
| Dunino | FAA Archive Website, |
| Dunnet Head | Chain Home Low and Types 30 and 57 Radars |
| Dunragit | GCI Station |
| Dyce | |
| East Fortune | |
| Edzell | Subterranea Britannica website, |
| Eglinton | FAA Archive Website, |
| Elgin | |
| Eorodale | Chain Home Low Station |
| Errol | |
| Eshott | |
| Evanton | FAA Archive Website, |
| Fair Isle | Chain Home Low Station and Type 30 Radar
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| Fearn | FAA Archive Website, |
| Findo Gask | |
| Fordoun | |
| Forres | |
| Fraserburgh | FAA Archive Website, |
| Fullarton | GCI Station |
| Glenarm | Chain Home Low Station |
| Grangemouth | |
| Greencastle | |
| Greenock | |
| Greian Head | Chain Home Low Station |
| Greystone | Chain Home and Type 46 Radar Station |
| Grutness | Chain Home Low and 10cm Radar Station |
| Habost | CHB Station |
| Helensburgh | |
| Hesta Geo | GCI and 10 cm Radar Station |
| High Wittle | GEE Station |
| Hillhead | Chain Home Station
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| Inverbervie | Subterranea Britannica website, |
| Invergordon | |
| Inverness | |
| Islay | |
| Isle of May | 10cm Radar Station |
| Islivig | Chain Home Low Station |
| Kendrom | Chain Home Low Station |
| Kidsdale | |
| Kilchiaran | Chain Home Low and Types 31 and 52 Radars. |
| Kilkeel | Chain Home Station |
| Kilkenneth | Chain Home Low and GEE Station |
| Killadeas | |
| Kinley Hill | Chain Home Low Station |
| Kinloss | |
| Kinnell | |
| Kirkistown | FAA Archive Website, |
| Kirknewton | |
| Kirkpatrick | |
| Kirkton | |
| Kirkwall | |
| Lamberton Moor | Chain Home Low Station |
| Lanark | |
| Langford Lodge | |
| Largs | |
| (The) Law | Chain Home Low and 10cm Radar Station |
| Leanach | |
| Lennoxlove | |
| Leuchars | |
| Limavady | FAA Archive Website, |
| Lisnaskea | GCI Station |
| Loch Doon | |
| Long Kesh | FAA Archive Website, |
| Longman | |
| Longside | |
| Lossiemouth | Station Website, |
| Loth | Chain Home Station |
| Low Eldrig | |
| Machrihanish | FAA Archive Website, |
| Macmerry | FAA Archive Website, |
| Maghaberry | |
| Mangersta | LORAN Station |
| Maydown | FAA Archive Website, |
| Methven | FAA Archive Website, |
| Millfield | Officers Commanding, |
| Millside | |
| Milltown | FAA Archive Website, |
| Montrose | Montrose Air Station Museum, |
| Morpeth | |
| Mossy Hill | CH Station - currently a NATO Communications station |
| Mullaghmore | |
| Murlough | |
| Navidale | Chain Home Low Station |
| Netherbutton | CH Station
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| Newcastle/Gosforth | |
| Newtown Butler | MRU |
| Newtownards | |
| North Cairn | Chain Home Station |
| Northstead | GCI Station |
| Nutt's Corner | FAA Archive Website, |
| Oban | Unofficial Website, |
| Ottercops Moss | Chain Home Station
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| Ouston | |
| Perth | |
| Peterhead | FAA Archive Website, |
| Point of Stoer | |
| Port Ellen | |
| Port Errol | Loran Station |
| Port Mor | |
| Prestwick | FAA Archive Website, |
| Renfrew | |
| Rodel Park | Chain Home Low Station |
| Roddans Port | Chain Home Low Station |
| Rosehearty | Chain Home Low and Type 54 Radar
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| Russland | CHL Station |
| St Angelo | FAA Archive Website, |
| St Cyrus | Chain Home Low Station
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| Saligo | Chain Home Station |
| Sandy Bay/Lough Neagh | Chain Home Low and GEE Station |
| Sango | Chain Home and GEE Station |
| Saxa Vord | Chain Home Low Station. From April 2001 until 2004 it was a ADGE Reporting Centre, subordinate to RAF Buchan, but it regained Station Status on xx xxx 2004. |
| Scarinish | |
| Scatsta | |
| School Hill | Chain Home Station
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| Scousburgh | Loran and GEE Station |
| Seaton Snook | GCI Station. |
| Shotton | Chain Home Station
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| Skaw | Chain Home Station |
| Skeabrae | FAA Archive Website, |
| Skitten | FAA Archive Website, |
| Smoo Groo | |
| South Ronaldsay | CHL and Types 30, 50 and 13 Radar Station |
| Stannington | |
| Stirling | |
| Stornoway | FAA Archive Website, |
| Stracathro | |
| Stranraer | |
| Stravithie | |
| Sullon Voe | |
| Sumburgh | |
| Sydenham | FAA Archive Website, |
| Tain | Control Towers website, |
| Tannach | Chain Home Station |
| Tealing | |
| Thrumster | |
| Tiree | |
| Toome | |
| Turnberry | Officers Commanding, |
| Turnhouse | |
| Ulbster | Chain Home Low and Type 31 Station |
| Usworth | |
| Watsness | CHL Station |
| Westburn | Chain Home Low Station |
| West Freugh | Officers Commanding, |
| Whale Head | CH Station |
| Whitefield | |
| Whitley Bay | |
| Wick | |
| Wig Bay | |
| Wigtown | Officers Commanding, |
| Windy Head | GEE Station |
| Winfield | |
| Winterseugh | |
| Woodhaven | |
| Woolsington |
For more detailed histories of the locations shown above, buy Action Stations 7: Scotland and North East England
This page was last updated on 08/02/20
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