Drove past the ex flying boat base at Evanton today. Didn’t get time to stop but I saw that some of the old huts beside the A9 had a security fence around them, and a couple of skips from Taylors at Inverness full of what appeared to be bits of the interiors. Also the green hangar that is next door seems to be mssing cladding, and the open door did not look to be very secure.
Does anybody have any ideas what is happening there? If there is relevant items worth saving, it would be a shame to see them go. Would also be a shame to see the huts go as that area always looked fairly complete.
Furthermore, is it RAF base remains on the open ground west of Dalmore distillery? Always looks like a bomb dump or air raid shelters there when I pass.
Would really appreciate further information!
Kind regards,
Scotty
By: WL747 - 26th August 2011 at 13:33
Huts gone….
As I feared, the old huts beside the A9 at Evanton have gone – I managed a return trip, but this time pulled off the A9 to have a look at the Highland Deephaven Industrial estate.
There’s one or two buildings left, mostly old hangars, and former married quarters, I’ll post photos later when I get time.
Kind of sad that another little bit of history has gone without a comment.
On a more positive note, I did stop at the former RAF Alness, also now an industrial estate / business campus. With the road layout of the area, you really did get a feel for the fact that this once was a base. I saw a gate which seemed to have a concrete standing / slipway, and I took a couple of photos, also took photos of the memorial to the WW2 operations on that site. Again, I’ll post them when I find time.
I didn’t travel through the area between Dalmore Distillery and Alness Business park, but I know now that was where a lot of the base was.
Any other information anybody wants to share would be great!
Kind Regards,
Scotty
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May 23, 2011 at 8:53 pm