Home Front Legacy 1914-18
Claire Corkill, Chris Kolonko, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5284/1059297. How to cite using this DOI
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Full Record - Dunfermline, Lochend Camp (PRN: 7998)
| PRN | 7998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site or location name | Dunfermline, Lochend Camp | ||||
| Summary | |||||
| Description | This is described in ''British Regiments 1914-18'' p84 as being used by the 11th (Reserve) Battalion Black Watch from May 1916. On 1/9/16 they became the 38th Training Reserve Batt. in 9th Reserve Brigade in Dunfermline. The camp is not shown on the 1920 OS map, and a Luftwaffe aerial photo from 1940 (MS1000/10) shows the camp in a derelict state. There is no evidence of it having been used in WW2 despite local folklore of it being a PoW camp. The camp is entered along an overgrown metalled road. Around 14 concrete hut bases can be seen across the field, which slopes sharply to the South. At the western end is a roofless brick building which contains a concrete platform in one corner, possibly a drill or lecture building. To the rear (North) of this in an adjacent field there appears to be another building, but I was unable to gain access on the date of visit due to the presence of livestock. At the bottom of the hill is the remains of a brick building which appears to have been the wash-house; on either side of it are concrete hut bases and traces of Nissen hut attachment points can be seen on the gables. Comment- Not officially listed as a PoW camp in WW1, but appears to have been used as such in some capacity. Gordon Wilkie (AFIS) 10/06/2018 | ||||
| Monument Type | TRAINING CAMP;TRAINING CAMP | ||||
| Desgination | None | ||||
| Material | BRICK, CONCRETE | ||||
| Location | |||||
| Country | SCOTLAND | ||||
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| County | Dunfermline | ||||
| Site Location | Follow the A823 Crieff road North from Dunfermline. About one mile South of the M90 Commerce Park (formerly RNSD Lathalmond), Lochend Farm will be on your right. The camp is in the field to the left o | ||||
| Postcode | KY12 0RY | ||||
| Map Reference | NGR: NT0884790914 (308847, 690914) | ||||
| Condition/Threat | |||||
| Condition (Date) | Poor (27-04-2016) | ||||
| Threat | Erosion | ||||
| Signif | Moderate | ||||
| Identifiers | |||||
| HER/SMR Number | NT09SE62 | ||||
| Source | |||||
| Wilkie, GR (2013) Lochend . | |||||
| Administration | |||||
| Recorded By (Date) | Gordon Wilkie - Armed Forces in Scotland | ||||
| Copiled On | 27-04-2016 | ||||
| Last Updated | 08-05-2018 | ||||
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Documentation
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| Image metadata (scanned documents) | CSV | 36 Kb |
Data
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Lochend Camp (Lochend Farm, Bowershall, Dunfermline, Fife). (File name: 7998_572.jpg) |
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Lochend Camp (Lochend Farm, Bowershall, Dunfermline, Fife). Brick structure at training camp. (File name: 7998_584.jpg) |
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