Cultybraggan Camp

Scotland's Last Remaining Prisoner of War Camp

Situated just a mile outside the picturesque village of Comrie, Perthshire, Cultybraggan Camp can be found nestling beneath the rugged Aberuchill Hills and alongside the Water of Ruchill. A peaceful location with a vibrant story.
History

It was constructed during the Second World War to house up to 4000 prisoners, first Italian and then German PoWs. Named PoW Camp 21, it had a notoriously hard reputation, housing dozens of SS officers, members of the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe & Marine Corps among others.

In 1948, it became a Ministry of Defence training camp. Thousands of personnel in the regular, territorial and cadet forces passed through its doors until its closure in 2004.

Three years later, the camp with its 80+ Nissen huts and the hillground to the south was purchased from the Ministry of Defence by the village of Comrie under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.