Whitecairns

Whitecairns
The Old Shop, Whitecairns
Whitecairns Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NJ922182
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABERDEEN
Postcode district	AB23
Dialling code	01358 01651
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Gordon and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East

Whitecairns is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland,^[1] lying 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Potterton and 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) south of Pitmedden on the B999 road.

Transport

Regular bus services link Whitecairns with Potterton and Aberdeen to the south, and with Pitmedden and Tarves to the north.^[2]

Decoy airfield

During the Second World War, Harestone Moss, close to Whitecairns was set up as a decoy site for RAF Dyce airfield. This was to trick the Luftwaffe into thinking that this was Dyce airfield at night.

decoy Airfield with bunker entrance shown also

The decoy was bombed on several occasions, two craters are still present today.

3 Aug 1940

3 Nov 1940

5 Dec 1940

18 July 1941

This decoy site had a bunker that housed a generator used to power the dummy airfield lights.^[3]

References

1. Whitecairns local information website
2. Public Transport, Aberdeenshire Council
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Easter Craigie, Decoy Control Bunker, Generator Plant (110723)". Canmore. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

"Civil Defence Incidents". Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2012.