Cultybraggan Camp | |
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Comrie | |
Coordinates | 56°21′20″N 03°59′39″W / 56.35556°N 3.99417°W |
Type | Prisoner of War Camp |
Site information | |
Owner | Comrie Development Trust |
Operator | Comrie Development Trust |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
Built for | War Office |
Built by | 249 Company Pioneer Corps |
In use | 1941–2004 |
Cultybraggan Camp, also known as the Black Camp of the North, is a former prisoner of war (PoW) camp located close to the village of Comrie, in west Perthshire, Scotland. Built in 1941, it was one of two high-security PoW camps in Britain during World War II and held many prisoners classified by British authorities as the most committed Nazis. The camp became notorious following the murder of Feldwebel Wolfgang Rosterg at the hands of other prisoners, with five later executed at Pentonville prison for their role in his death.
During the Cold War, Cultybraggan housed a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post and an underground Regional Government Headquarters bunker. The site has since been sold under a community right-to-buy scheme to the Comrie Development Trust, who have overseen the conversion of some of the camp's Nissen huts into accommodation and locations for business ventures. Historic Scotland considers Cultybraggan to be "one of the three best preserved purpose-built WWII prisoner of war camps in Britain", with many of the camp's huts having category A or B listings.