RAF Kilchiaran | |
Ensign: | Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, |
Country: | Scotland |
Map Type: | Scotland Argyll and Bute#UK |
Type: | Radar station |
Coordinates: | 55.766°N -6.4553°W |
Built: | unknown |
Used: | unknown |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Controlledby: | Royal Air Force |
Battles: | European theatre of World War II, Cold War |
RAF Kilchiaran was a Royal Air Force radar station situated on the Isle of Islay in Scotland.[1] It was originally active from 1940-1945. In 1954, the base was refurbished to accommodate the RAF Kilchiaran Chain Home Extra Low (CHEL) radar station, which was obsolete by 1958. Since 1958, RAF has not used any of the facilities and BT Group has acquired a few buildings that are now microwave transmission stations.