The PoW Museum is Open Thursday to Monday, 10am till 4 . Camp 21 Cafe open Thursday to Monday 8am till 3:30 Camp 21 Cafe is open 11am-4pm, Thursday-Sunday during the summer season. Self-catering accommodation can be booked via our booking agents:
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Initially built as a working camp for Italian Prisoners of War, Cultybraggan Cam
p (PoW Camp 21) eventually housed over 4000 German Prisoners. At the end of 1944, it was the scene of the most notorious case of a PoW being killed by fellow PoWs: Feldwebel Wolfgang Rosterg was tried by a kangaroo court as a traitor because he had criticised Hitler. Visit our new exhibition to find out about his murder and what it was like to be a PoW at Camp 21. Since the war, Cultybraggan Camp was in use as a military training camp, offering summer camps, adventure training and firing ranges to everyone from 12 year old cadets to paratroopers returning from tours in Borneo or Ireland. There are lots of fascinating stories from this period and we would love to hear yours too. In 2004, the site was de-militarised. In order to prevent the camp being knocked down and replaced with housing, Comrie decided, as a community, to purchase the land. It is now a growing community enterprise and resource. Over 30 allotments have been producing delicious veg and many individuals and businesses are moving into buildings on site with plans for careful restoration. An exhibition (opened April, 2022) contains more information about the past and future of the camp. This will feed into our longer-term plans to upgrade the Cell Block to become a multi-purpose space promoting the heritage of Cultybraggan Camp and Comrie. If you are interested in becoming involved in the history project in any way (time, skills, information, artefacts, donations, stories) please get in touch; anything you think you may have to offer would be gratefully accepted!