RAF Castletown

Royal Air Force station in Highland, Scotland, UK

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1940 — 1945 Castletown Airfield, AX  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland listing^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@

Location: 58.583, -3.341, ///neckline.coaching.twist, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1680-07-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Altimarlach

1478-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Champions

1426-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Harpsdale

1464-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tannach

1437-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sandside Chase

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland listing@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	1680	Battle of Altimarlach	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1478	Battle of Champions	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1426	Battle of Harpsdale	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1464	Battle of Tannach	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1437	Sandside Chase	battle, google		Wikidata
vessel	1933	RNLB Thomas McCunn	rescue boat, museum ship, google		Wikidata
castle	1566	Castle of Mey	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Castle of Old Wick	promontory fort, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1476	Castle Sinclair Girnigoe	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Castletown Battery, battery 505m N of Tralorn	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Mey Battery, battery 80m NE of Braes of Harrow	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Quoy, anti-aircraft battery (WW2) and radar 220m WSW of	radar station, artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Stanger Head Battery,Stanger Head	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Stromabank Hotel, anti-aircraft battery, radar site and camp 150m NW of	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
museum	1815	Hackness Martello Tower and Battery	military museum, barracks, Martello tower, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1990	Scapa Flow Museum	naval museum, visitor center, museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1812	Crockness Martello Tower	Martello tower		Wikidata