| Whitecairns | |
|---|---|
 The Old Shop, Whitecairns | |
  Whitecairns Location withinAberdeenshire | |
| OS grid reference | NJ922182 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode district | AB23 |
| Dialling code | 01358 01651 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 57°15′18″N2°07′48″W / 57.255°N 2.130°W /57.255; -2.130 | |
Whitecairns is a village in theFormartine area ofAberdeenshire, Scotland,[1] lying 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north ofPotterton and 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) south ofPitmedden on theB999 road.
Regular bus services link Whitecairns with Potterton andAberdeen to the south, and with Pitmedden andTarves to the north.[2]
During the Second World War, Harestone Moss, close to Whitecairns was set up as a decoy site for RAF Dyce airfield. This was to trick the Luftwaffe into thinking that this was Dyce airfield at night.
The decoy was bombed on several occasions, two craters are still present today.
This decoy site had a bunker that housed a generator used to power the dummy airfield lights.[3]
"Civil Defence Incidents".Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved13 June 2012.
Settlements and places of interest inFormartine,Aberdeenshire | ||
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Areas and primary settlements inAberdeenshire(see also:Aberdeen City) | ||
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| inBanff and Buchan |  | |
| inBuchan | ||
| inFormartine | ||
| inGarioch | ||
| inKincardine and Mearns | ||
| inMarr | ||
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