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RRH Buchan
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Remote Radar Head Buchan or RRH Buchan is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Stirling Hill, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south of Peterhead on the Aberdeenshire coast of North East Scotland.
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RRH Buchan | |
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Near Boddam, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |
![]() Radar dome at RRH Buchan. | |
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Coordinates | 57°27′30″N 001°48′43″W |
Type | Remote Radar Head |
Area | 65 hectares (160 acres)[1] |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) |
Condition | Operational |
Radar type | Lockheed Martin AN/TPS-77 (AMES Type 92) Air Defence Radar |
Site history | |
Built | 1952 (1952) |
In use | 2004 – present |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Radar Flight (North) |
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The unit is based at the operations site of the former RAF Buchan which downgraded from an RAF station to a remote radar head (RRH) in September 2004.