RAF Dounreay

Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: Royal Air Force station in Dounreay, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “DN”, “Dounreay Airfield”, “EGPY”, and “RAF Dounreay / RNAS Tern II”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dounreay Castle.

Ruins
is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of , , , within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. is situated 3,400 feet west of RAF Dounreay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.

Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail.

Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the council area of . It is within the historic Parish of and the historic county of . is situated 2 miles southwest of RAF Dounreay.

Hamlet
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of , in , and is in the council area of Highland. is located in and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. is situated 3 miles northeast of RAF Dounreay.

RAF Dounreay

Latitude
58.5781° or 58° 34′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.73249° or 3° 43′ 57″ west
Open location code
9CCRH7H9+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4878841127
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q7275282
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Satellite Map

Discover RAF Dounreay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Tajik—“RAF Dounreay” goes by many names.
  • French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
  • French: “RAF Dounreay”
  • Indonesian: “EGPY”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی دونردی”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате дунрди”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cnoc-na-h’Uiseig, chambered cairn and Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.

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