Blair Atholl, Black Island, Logging Camp
Military Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Blair Atholl, Black Island, Logging Camp
Classification Military Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Garry
Canmore ID 167749
Site Number NN86NE 63
NGR NN 8545 6550
NGR Description Centred NN 8545 6550
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/167749
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Blair Atholl
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN86NE 63 centred 8545 6550
A small wooden hutted military camp was situated on the haugh on the River Garry in area annotated as Black Island on the current OS 1:10000 scale map (1989). It is visible on an oblique aerial photograph taken by the RAF during World War II (RAF A309, 2622, flown May 1941). The camp consisted on several wooden huts and tents and may possibly be a wartime logging camp for Canadian forestry workers.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) September 2000
Field Visit (3 August 2020)
NN 85447 65499 A desk-based assessment and walkover survey were conducted, 3 August 2020, on an area of mature woodland to the W of Blair Atholl, which contained the site of a Second World War logging camp used by the Canadian Forestry Corps (Canmore ID: 167749). Several standing structures were recorded, in various states of preservation, comprising work stations, accommodation and camp facilities. Where necessary, archaeological features were marked off to reduce the risk of damage during imminent felling operations. The wood also contained metalled tracks created during the use of the camp.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Atholl Estates
C Fyles − Alder Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES Volume 21)
