RAF Kilchiaran

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.

RAF Kilchiaran
Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, in 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
Site information
Type	Radar station
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Location
RAF Kilchiaran Shown within Argyll and Bute Show map of Argyll and Bute RAF Kilchiaran RAF Kilchiaran (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	55.766009°N 6.455266°W / 55.766009; -6.455266
Site history
Built	unknown
In use	unknown
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II, Cold War

See also

• Islay Airport