Where were the WW2 POW camps in Scotland?

Answer 1

I never knew they had any?

Answer 2

ABERDEENSHIRE
No Name Location
75 Northern Hill Camp Laurencekirk
76 Northern Hill Camp Laurencekirk
110 Stuartfield Mintlaw
111 Deer Park Farm Monymusk


ANGUS
No Name Location
66 Dundee ------
275 Friockheim ------


ARGYLL & BUTE
No Name Location
6 Glenbranter Camp ------
24 Knapdale Lochgilphead
230 Stuckenduff Camp Shandon, Helensburgh
582 Blairvadoch Camp Rhu


BORDER
No Name Location
120 Sunnylaws Camp Kelso
236 Ninewells Camp Chirnside, Duns


CITY OF EDINBURGH
No Name Location
12 Donaldson’s School W. Coates
15 Donaldson’s School W. Coates
105 Colinton Camp (GPC) Colinton


DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
No Name Location
68 Halmuir Camp Lockerbie
113 Holm Park Camp Newton Stewart
182 Barony Camp ------
293 Carronbridge Camp Thornhill
298 Barony Camp ------
571 Leffnoll Camp Cairnryan
612 Honduras Camp Kirkpatrick Flemming
617 Dryffeholme Camp Lockerbie
640 St. Andrews' Hall, St. Mary's Isle Kirkcudbright
661 Stranraer ------


EAST AYRSHIRE
No Name Location
22 Pennylands Camp Cumnock
113 Kingendench Camp Mauchline


EAST LOTHIAN
No Name Location
16 Gosford Camps Aberlady, Longniddry(i)
243 Amisfield Camp Haddington


EAST RENFREWSHIRE
No Name Location
16 Patterton Camp Thornliebank


FALKIRK
No Name Location
64 Castlerankine Denny(ii)


FIFE
No Name Location
77 Ansmuir Camp Ladybank


HIGHLAND
No Name Location
109 Brahan Castle Dingwall
165 Watten Wick
641 Earls' Cross Camp Dornoch


MIDLOTHIAN
No Name Location
2 WoodhouseLee Camp Milton Bridge
1013 Dalkeith (PC) ------
1024 Deer Park Camp Dalkeith


MORAY
No Name Location
67 Sandyhillock Camp Craigellachie


ORKNEY
No Name Location
165 Kirkwall(iii) ------


PERTH & KINROSS
No Name Location
3 Balhearty Estate Alyth
21 Comrie(iv) ------
63 Balhearty Estate Alyth
66 Calvine Blair Atholl
242 Cowden Camp Comrie
274 Errol Airfield ------


RENFREWSHIRE
No Name Location
188 Johnstone Castle Johnstone


SOUTH AYRSHIRE
No Name Location
14 Bun Camp Doonfoot
112 Doonfoot ------


SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
No Name Location
19 Happenden Camp Douglas
62 The Moor Camp Thankerton
CHC Hampden Park Stadium Mount Florida, Glasgow


STIRLINGSHIRE
No Name Location
559 Abbeycraig Park Causewayhead


WEST LOTHIAN
No Name Location
123 Dalmahoy Camp Kirknewton

Answer 3

There are old naval gun emplacements in the hills surrounding Cromarty in Ross Shire, Scotland. Behind these are old encampments that i was told was for POWs.

Also in another village nearby, Munlochy, POWs were used as labour on surrounding farms.

Answer 4

Not sure about Scotland but there was one on the Isle of Mann, it was in village called Jurby in the north of the island.

Answer 5

I knew there were some in Aberdeenshire because that is why there are so many people of German & Polish descent in towns like Fraserburgh, Buckie, Peterhead etc.

Answer 6

I have been bt I can't remember! I'll try 2 find out 4 u.

Answer 7

I'm Scots and I wouldn't want to be sent to any of those places.