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Photographs, history and information about Cultybraggan Camp in Comrie, Perthshire in Scotland that was used as an SS POW Camp during World War Two and now a visitor centre and community facility
A fine example of a surviving Prisoner of War Camp for SS German soldiers can be found at Cultybraggan Camp near Comrie village in the beautiful county of Perthshire in Scotland. Today visitors can wander around the facility for free or, which we highly recommend, on a weekend you can take a guided tour. We're glad we did because the guides give such a fascinating insight into what this World War Two Camp was used for, where each building was located and for what purpose and what they are used for now. For example we learned where the Officers Mess was for British troops, the Guards compound and where the POW Camp gates would have stood. Our guide also told us about an SS Officer who was found hanged by his peers because he was thought to have collaborated and the subsequent trial and execution of the offenders. This was Feldwebel Wolfgang Rosterg and his killers were hanged at Pentonville Prison.
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Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
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This gives you an indication of the severity risk of the inmates who were classed as Category A prisoners in this Camp Number 21 which was built in 1941. They were transferred here after being interrogated in London. It was unofficially known as a Black Camp for fanatical Nazi's. Most were Waffen-SS, Fallschirmjäger and U-boat crew.
After WWII Cultybraggan POW Camp became a British Army training area and though some of the Nissen Huts were demolished so that the grounds could be used for new structures like the firing range, many still exist in their old form making this a unique experience to visit. Other military uses through the years included Cadet Camps, Territorial Army uses, an underground Royal Observer Corps nuclear monitoring post and a Regional Government Headquarters for the Cold War. The former is now used as a private IT data storage facility.
Then in 2007 the local community bought the land through the right to buy scheme as the Comrie Development Trust. Since then the area has benefited locals in a variety of ways like the assault course walls being utilised as a community orchard. Many Nissen Huts were preserved and put to new uses like as a Girl Guides building. Many have been granted category A listing by Historic Scotland. Other post WW2 complete old building include the MRS (Medical Reception Services - a mini hospital and medical centre) and the CS Gas Respirator Testing Chamber.
The former guard room at the entrance is now used as a visitor centre with many photographs and information display boards. There are often re-enactments like a march from the railway station. On the day we visited there were volunteers dressed as a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nursing assistant and a Captain of the Intelligent Corps who demonstrated items from his collection which included an Enigma machine, weapons such as grenades, luger gun and ways that the French Resistance hid land mines.
We stayed at nearby Crieff Hydro Hotel during this trip.
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Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
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An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
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Cultybraggan Camp
Photographs, history and information about Cultybraggan Camp in Comrie, Perthshire in Scotland that was used as an SS POW Camp during World War Two and now a visitor centre and community facility
A fine example of a surviving Prisoner of War Camp for SS German soldiers can be found at Cultybraggan Camp near Comrie village in the beautiful county of Perthshire in Scotland. Today visitors can wander around the facility for free or, which we highly recommend, on a weekend you can take a guided tour. We're glad we did because the guides give such a fascinating insight into what this World War Two Camp was used for, where each building was located and for what purpose and what they are used for now. For example we learned where the Officers Mess was for British troops, the Guards compound and where the POW Camp gates would have stood. Our guide also told us about an SS Officer who was found hanged by his peers because he was thought to have collaborated and the subsequent trial and execution of the offenders. This was Feldwebel Wolfgang Rosterg and his killers were hanged at Pentonville Prison.
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My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
This gives you an indication of the severity risk of the inmates who were classed as Category A prisoners in this Camp Number 21 which was built in 1941. They were transferred here after being interrogated in London. It was unofficially known as a Black Camp for fanatical Nazi's. Most were Waffen-SS, Fallschirmjäger and U-boat crew.
After WWII Cultybraggan POW Camp became a British Army training area and though some of the Nissen Huts were demolished so that the grounds could be used for new structures like the firing range, many still exist in their old form making this a unique experience to visit. Other military uses through the years included Cadet Camps, Territorial Army uses, an underground Royal Observer Corps nuclear monitoring post and a Regional Government Headquarters for the Cold War. The former is now used as a private IT data storage facility.
Then in 2007 the local community bought the land through the right to buy scheme as the Comrie Development Trust. Since then the area has benefited locals in a variety of ways like the assault course walls being utilised as a community orchard. Many Nissen Huts were preserved and put to new uses like as a Girl Guides building. Many have been granted category A listing by Historic Scotland. Other post WW2 complete old building include the MRS (Medical Reception Services - a mini hospital and medical centre) and the CS Gas Respirator Testing Chamber.
The former guard room at the entrance is now used as a visitor centre with many photographs and information display boards. There are often re-enactments like a march from the railway station. On the day we visited there were volunteers dressed as a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nursing assistant and a Captain of the Intelligent Corps who demonstrated items from his collection which included an Enigma machine, weapons such as grenades, luger gun and ways that the French Resistance hid land mines.
We stayed at nearby Crieff Hydro Hotel during this trip.
More Scottish Tourist Attractions.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
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