RAF Kilchiaran

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RAF Kilchiaran

Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Control buildings for Cold War-era RAF ROTOR radar installation at site of RAF Kilchiaran with Second World War Chain Home Low radar control buildings behind
RAF Kilchiaran
Coordinates	55°45′58″N 6°27′19″W / 55.766009°N 6.455266°W / 55.766009; -6.455266Coordinates: 55°45′58″N 6°27′19″W / 55.766009°N 6.455266°W / 55.766009; -6.455266
Type	Radar station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry/Ministry of Defence
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	unknown
In use	unknown
Battles/wars	Second World War, Cold War

RAF Kilchiaran was a Royal Air Force radar station situated on the Isle of Islay in Scotland.

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Royal Air Force radar stations

UK radar stations

Active	Benbecula Brizlee Wood Buchan Neatishead Portreath Saxa Vord Staxton Wold Trimingham
Inactive	Aird Uig Ash Bawdsey Beachy Head Bempton Bent Rigg Bishops Court Chenies Cresswell Danby Beacon RAF Donna Nook¹ Dry Tree Goldsborough Holmpton Hope Cove Kilchiaran Portland Ringstead Sopley Stenigot Swingate Down Ventnor West Beckham

Worldwide radar stations

Active	Byron Heights (Falkland Islands) Mount Alice (Falkland Islands) Mount Kent (Falkland Islands) Mount Olympus (Cyprus)
Inactive	RAF Madalena (Malta)

Notes

1: Still in RAF use as a bombing range

v t Islay
Villages	Ardbeg Ardilistry Ardtalla Ballygrant Bowmore Bridgend Bunnahabhain Easter Ellister Kilchoman Lagavulin Nerabus Port Askaig Port Charlotte Port Ellen Portnahaven
Geographical features	Ardnave Point Aros Bay Beinn Bheigeir Bowmore Sandstone Group Claggain Bay Colonsay Group Eilean Mhic Coinnich Gruinart Flats Lagavulin Bay Loch an t-Sailein Loch Gruinart Loch Indaal Machir Bay The Oa Rhinns complex Rinns of Islay River Laggan Sound of Islay
History and architecture	Battle of Benbigrie Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart Battle of Epiphany Cenél nÓengusa Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg Clark Cottage Dun Bhruichlinn Dun Guaidhre Dun Nosebridge Dunlossit House Dunyvaig Castle Finlaggan Islay Charter Islay House Islay LIMPET Islay Woollen Mill Kildalton Castle Kilarrow Parish Church RAF Kilchiaran Kildalton Cross Loch Gorm Castle Margadale Mulindry House
Islay whisky	Ardbeg Ardnahoe Bowmore Bruichladdich Bunnahabhain Caol Ila Kilchoman Lagavulin Laphroaig Port Charlotte Port Ellen
Other Islay related articles	Islay Airport Machrie golf course MV Finlaggan Sorex araneus grantii Westering Home Western Isles Open Championship

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