Edzell, Angus, Scotland - Drive Around

The beautiful village of Edzell is described as the 'jewel in the crown of Angus'.

Through the Dalhousie Arch at the entrance to the village, the long, wide and ruler-straight main street is lined with neat 19th century buildings, now doing a roaring trade as gentle teashops and antique emporia.

The original village (identifiable from the cemetery and surrounding grassy mounds) lay immediately to the west of the wonderfully explorable red sandstone ruins of Edzell Castle, ( Currently Closed due to Safety Concerns, June 2023 ), itself a mile west of the planned village. The square tower is the most notable feature of the beautiful walled renaissance garden, known as the Pleasance, which dates from the early 17th century.

17th Space Surveillance Squadron (1982-1996)
The 17th Space Surveillance Squadron (17 SSS) was originally constituted as the 17th Radar Squadron (17th RS), and activated, on 1 November 1966. The 17th SS operated a radar sensor for the USAF Spacetrack System, first in New Jersey then later tracking People's Republic of China missile launches and southerly launches from the Soviet Union from Thailand, until its deactivation in May 1976.

It reactivated as the 17th Surveillance Squadron (17th SS) on 1 August 1982, the unit provided low-altitude space surveillance until its subsequent deactivation in June 1989.

It reactivated again in Oct 1993, as the newly designated 17th Space Surveillance Squadron (17th SSS) operated sensors for the Low-Altitude Space Surveillance System, until its final deactivation and closure of RAF Edzell in 1997.

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