Watten, Camp 165
Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Watten, Camp 165
Classification Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)
Canmore ID 202517
Site Number ND25SW 78
NGR ND 2385 5450
NGR Description Centred ND 2385 5450
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202517
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND25SW 78 centred 2385 5450
A prisoner-of-war camp has been identified from post-war RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 70, 4050-1, flown 9 May 1946) at Watten village on the S side of the main road, immediately NW of the junction of the A882 and the B 870. Clearly visible is the double line of fencing surrounding the prison compound with the rows of Nissen huts inside and the huts for staff and guards ranged outside.
The site has since been cleared and is now occupied by modern housing in streets comprising Bain Place and Achingale Place, with a playing field approximately on the site of the football pitch within the camp.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2001.
