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Newton Stewart, Minnigaff, Creebridge, Camp No. 113
Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Newton Stewart, Minnigaff, Creebridge, Camp No. 113
Classification Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Holm Park Camp
Canmore ID 180286
Site Number NX46NW 168
NGR NX 4154 6558
NGR Description Centred NX 4154 6558
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/180286
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Minnigaff
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX46NW 168 centred 4154 6558
A prisoner-of-war camp is visible at this location on RAF aerial photographs taken in 1945 (106G/UK 986: 4022-4023). Within the compound are 28 tightly grouped huts, with one larger hut to the S, possibly the latrine block. Some cultivated plots are visible at the S end of the camp, while at the N end the entrance is flanked by two formal gardens. To the N of the camp is the guard accomodation and to the S is an enclosed recreation ground and a sewage works.
Depicted as an 'Agricultural Hostel' on the OS 6" map (1957) and 'Caravan Site' on the OS 1:10000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (KM) 21 February 2001.
This camp has been recorded in English Heritage Project Report. Twentieth Century Military Recording Project, Prisoner of War Camps (1939-1948), published by the National Monuments Records Centre, July 2003, R J C Thomas. The camp is noted as Holm Park Camp, Newton Stewart, camp No.113.
The camp site has now been built on.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), June 2005.
