Cairnryan Harbour, Cairnryan Camp
Military Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Cairnryan Harbour, Cairnryan Camp
Classification Military Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Cairnryan Military Railway
Canmore ID 208570
Site Number NX06NE 11.11
NGR NX 0660 6880
NGR Description Centred NX 0660 6880
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX06NE 11.10 centred 0660 6880
Bonnybraes camp a large military accommodation camp is situated immediately E of Lochryan House (NX06NE 17). Known as Cairnryan Camp it extended S to Cairnryan village. The camp housed personnel serving in the Adminstration Block (NX06NE 11.04) for Port No.2. Only the foundations survive of the former brick and concrete huts in a field now used for rough grazing.
Information from Defence of Britain Project recording form, 1997 and RCAHMS (DE), February 2002
