Chain Home Radar Station

Chain Home Radar Station is a bunker in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Chain Home Radar Station is situated nearby to the pitch Grampian Police External Shooting Range, as well as near the historic site Craighead Badentoy stone circle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hare Moss and Portlethen railway station.

Hare Moss

Hare Moss is a bog in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the vicinity of Banchory-Devenick. Hare Moss is a significant wetland ecosystem.

Portlethen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line. Portlethen railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Chain Home Radar Station.

Aquhorthies stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aquhorthies is a Neolithic stone circle near Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is composed of a ring cairn and a recumbent stone circle which unusually has two rings. Aquhorthies stone circle is situated 1¼ miles south of Chain Home Radar Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlethen and Portlethen Village.

Portlethen

Town

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland, along the A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969, making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire.

Portlethen Village

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portlethen Village is a settlement located to the east of Portlethen along the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is also known as Old Portlethen. The skerry of Craigmaroinn is situated just off the coastline near Portlethen Village. Portlethen Village is situated 2 miles southeast of Chain Home Radar Station.

Cammachmore

Village

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cammachmore is a hamlet in the coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies slightly west of the A92 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community. Cammachmore is situated 2 miles south of Chain Home Radar Station.

Chain Home Radar Station

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.07526° or 57° 4′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.15447° or 2° 9′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C9V3RGW+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1389613372

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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