Dounreay is the name of a now ruinous castle on the north coast of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is the site of several nuclear research establishments. Upper Dounreay formed part of the battlefield of the Sandside Chase in 1437. The site is used by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the Ministry of Defence, and the site is best known for its five nuclear reactors, three owned and operated by the UKAEA and two by the Ministry of Defence. The nuclear power establishment was built on the site of a World War II airfield, called HMS Tern . The airfield was transferred to the Admiralty by RAF Coastal Command in...more »