Ballingry, Capeldrae
Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Ballingry, Capeldrae
Classification Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Westfield
Canmore ID 261917
Site Number NT19NE 76
NGR NT 1963 9777
NGR Description Centred NT 1963 9777
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/261917
- Council Fife
- Parish Auchterderran
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT19NE 76 centred 1963 9777
What may be a prisoner-of-war camp has been identified from postwar RAF vertical air photographs (58(A)386, Pt.1, 5400-5402, flown 21 May 1948), is situated immediately to the N of the B9097 road about 200m NE of the Westfield Transmitting Station. Capeldrae Row (miners' cottages) which were formerly between the camp and the road have been removed in the postwar period, the current version of the OS digital 1:2500 scale map shows one or two huts within the camp area.
This camp may be that recorded in the Public Record Office (PRO), Kew, London, but whose location was not known.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2004.
