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World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Date 22 October 2013
Event ID 965650
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/965650
The construction of Beecraigs Loch, as a reservoir to supply water to Linlithgow, was undertaken by German prisoners of war in the First World War. German soldiers, other than officers and senior NCOs, could be put to work that did not directly further the prosecution of the war. The camp which must have housed them is not, however, included in the 1919 'List of Places of Internment' in Britain, its colonies and dominions.
The location is based on information from the Secret Scotland website, but a location nearer the reservoir would seem more likely.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 22 October 2013.
