Kirknewton Airfield, Camp 123, German Working Camp
Military Camp (20th Century), Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Kirknewton Airfield, Camp 123, German Working Camp
Classification Military Camp (20th Century), Prisoner Of War Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Dalmahoy Camp
Canmore ID 91661
Site Number NT16NW 52.01
NGR NT 1146 6508
NGR Description Centred NT 1146 6508
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/91661
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Kirknewton (West Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT16NW 52.01 centred 1146 6508
Accommodation camp for service personnel based at Kirknewton airfield.
RAF Kirknewton Married Quarters are noted on 1:10,000 map (1983 edition), on W side of Kirknewton village, at NT 111 671.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) October 1997
The camp site was later used for a Prisoner-of-War camp.
J A Guy 1997; NMRS MS 810/5, 30, 33
Visible on Ordnance Survey aerial photograph 65/50/114.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM) 6 January 1998
The military camp is visible on RAF WW II vertical air photographs (NLA 71, 4010-4011, flown 9 September 1943).
The camp consists of up to 39 huts of varying sizes spread over three fields to the W of the airfield.
The main area of the camp has now had a small estate of new houses annotated 'Newlands' on the current OS digital 1:2500 scale map, built on it.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2005
Note (2 October 2020)
At least three camps sites served as accommodation for the airfield. The main camp was centred on NT 11460 65080, and comprised the majority of buildings, although it was subject to rebuilding and later redevelopment for private housing. Two smaller camps, or associated service buildings were located at NT 11121 64535 and NT 11510 64552.
At least six air raid shelters, Stanton shelter type, are visible on 25cm Aerial images or depicted on OS 1:2500 map (1965) at NT 1122 6528, NT 1121 6525, NT 1121 6522, NT 1114 6447, NT 1112 6456, NT 1106 6454 and NT 11500 64552.
Information from HES (AKK) 2 October 2020