Addyman Archaeology undertook Historic Building Recording at Milltown Airfield in advance of the proposed development on the site of a solar powered electricity generating station. The site is a disused Military Airfield located between Lhanbryde and Lossiemouth, Moray. Milltown Airfield is a military airfield dating to the Second World War. A Basic (level 1) Historic Building Survey (ALGAO: Scotland 2013) was undertaken of the airfield. This included a photographic record of the runways and the condition of their surfaces; of the post-airfield structures such as radar mast bases; recording of views towards the Listed Buildings adjacent to the runway; and recording of several smaller structures within the site. The runways and perimeter roads of the military airfield were constructed from concrete, generally in 4m-by-4m panels. In places this had worn, exposing the internal structure. Several 'aprons' adjacent to the runways were recorded, these contained markings for landing planes. A later tarmac surface had been laid across some areas of the airfield; this had also decayed in places. The airfield was closed in 1977 and became a radio transmitter site. There are several groups of concrete structures marking the locations of the mast bases. Many of these areas were fenced off and contained small shrubs, which in some places completely masked the concrete structures. In the south-western part of the airfield was an unusual structure constructed of soil filled ammunition boxes. This had largely collapsed on one side, but contained two cells, windows and had a corrugated iron roof. A pillbox of Yarnold-Sangar type was recorded on the west side. At the south side of the airfield was a small concrete installation of unknown function. A further circular brick structure, likely to be the base of a pillbox of Norcon type and a small square building were also recorded at the south side, although these were both immediately outwith the boundary of the site.
E E L Jones (Fri,) studied this question.