RAF Pitreavie Castle
Former Royal Air Force headquarters in Fife, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Air Force Pitreavie Castle or RAF Pitreavie Castle was a station of the Royal Air Force located at Pitreavie Castle in Dunfermline and near Rosyth, Fife, Scotland.
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RAF Pitreavie Castle | |
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Dunfermline, Fife in Scotland | |
Coordinates | 56°2′54.32″N 3°25′1.04″W |
Type | RAF administrative station |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Condition | Closed |
Site history | |
Built | 1938 (1938) |
In use | 1938–1996 (1996) |
Fate | Main building converted to residential use, others demolished. |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Official name | Off Queensferry Road, Pitreavie Castle |
Designated | 12 January 1971 |
Reference no. | LB26058[1] |
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Built in the early 17th century, the castle was sold to the Air Ministry in 1938. An underground bunker was constructed and the station was used to coordinate the operations of RAF Coastal Command and the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
The station was subsequently used as a UK and NATO maritime headquarters before closing in 1996. It is now in residential use.