Buchanan Castle, Hospital And Military Camp
Hospital (Second World War), Military Camp (Second World War)
Site Name Buchanan Castle, Hospital And Military Camp
Classification Hospital (Second World War), Military Camp (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) West Corner; Buchanan Estate; Buchanan Castle Policies
Canmore ID 294246
Site Number NS48NE 77
NGR NS 46090 88696
NGR Description Centred NS 46090 88696
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/294246
- Council Stirling
- Parish Buchanan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS48NE 77 centred 46090 88608
For Buchanan Castle (NS 46194 88608) and associated buildings, see NS48NE 21.00.
A large WW II hutted camp is situated immediately W of Buchanan Castle (NS48NE21.00), it has been identified from vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 85, frames 3457 - 3459, flown 10 May 1946). Visible on the photographs are at least 67 huts either joined or individual. The main part of the camp is loacted W of the Castle, but there are further huts to the N and S of the house.
Some of the huts are extant.
The large group of huts formed a military hospital, one of whose patients included Rudolf Hess (information from Mr J Mitchell, 2008)
Information from RCAHMS (DE), May 2008.
