Hawklaw Y Station
Hawklaw Y Station was a Government listening station located north of Cupar in Fife which operated between 1942 and 1988.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: listening station in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hawklaw ‘Y’ Intercept Listening Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yeomanry House and Adamson Hospital.
Yeomanry House
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Yeomanry House is a drill hall of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry located in Cupar, Fife. Yeomanry House is situated 2,500 feet south of Hawklaw Y Station.
Adamson Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adamson Hospital is a small community hospital in Cupar, Fife which was established in 1904. It was expanded in the 1930s and again in the 1970s when a health centre and two GP practices were added. Adamson Hospital is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Hawklaw Y Station.
Cupar railway station
Railway station
Photo: James Bamkin, CC0.
Cupar railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The station has two platforms, of which the southbound one is now wheelchair accessible. Services are provided by ScotRail and CrossCountry. Cupar railway station is situated 1 mile south of Hawklaw Y Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cupar and Cupar Muir.
Cupar
Town
Cupar is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland. It lies between Dundee and Glenrothes. According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fife, and the civil parish a population of 11,183.
Cupar Muir
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cupar Muir or Cuparmuir is a hamlet or small village situated just outside the town of Cupar, Fife. Lying around 25.5 miles north of Edinburgh, it had a population of around 229 in 2011. Cupar Muir is situated 2 miles southwest of Hawklaw Y Station.
Stratheden
Hamlet
Stratheden is a hamlet 2 miles west of Cupar, and just north of Springfield, in Fife, Scotland. Stratheden Hospital was built as the Fife and Kinross District Lunatic Asylum in July 1866. Stratheden is situated 2 miles southwest of Hawklaw Y Station.
Hawklaw Y Station
- Category: listening station
- Location: Fifeshire, Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.32993° or 56° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.00764° or 3° 0′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C8R8XHR+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 464290421OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q20713475
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to German—“Hawklaw Y Station” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Hawklaw Y Station”
- German: “Hawklaw Y Station”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moat Hill and Haugh Park.
Nearby Places
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