Heritage Working Group
Custodians of Cultybraggan Camp's history — conserving the Category A-listed Nissen huts, running the camp museum, and keeping the story of Camp 21 alive for future generations.
Meets: Guided tours · first Sunday May–November
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The Heritage Working Group is the custodian of Cultybraggan Camp's built and oral history. The group runs the camp museum in the jail block — the only remaining example of its kind in Scotland — and looks after the physical fabric of the Category A-listed Nissen huts and associated structures.
Work spans conservation, interpretation, and community history: maintaining the buildings, leading guided tours, cataloguing the archive, running school programmes, and supporting ongoing research into the camp's past as a WWII prisoner of war site.
The museum
The Cultybraggan Camp Museum opened in 2021 in the original jail block, where hard-line SS officers once faced a camp tribunal following the murder of a fellow prisoner. The Heritage Group manages the museum, staffs its volunteer team, and develops new interpretation. Visit the museum →
Guided tours
Tours of the camp run on the first Sunday of every month, May to November. Led by Comrie Heritage Group volunteers, they cover the full arc of the site's history — from WWII prisoner of war camp to MoD training facility to community asset. No booking required; meet at the museum entrance.
Archive and research
The group maintains a growing archive of photographs, documents, prisoner correspondence, and oral history recordings. The foundational resource is Camp 21 Cultybraggan: A History (£5 locally, £8.50 posted), produced by the earlier Oral History Group. Ongoing projects include archaeological investigation of escape tunnels, 3D modelling of the camp, and a community walking guide.
School visits
Primary and secondary school visits run on Tuesdays, April–October. Sessions are hands-on and curriculum-linked — pupils handle artefacts, try uniforms, meet a corporal (in character), and rotate through history stations. Prices and bookings via the museum.
Get involved
The group welcomes people with an interest in built heritage, military history, community archaeology, or simply a willingness to help. No qualifications required. Contact: admin@comriedevtrust.org.uk
Volunteer with the Heritage Working Group group
Get in touch and we'll connect you with the group lead. No experience needed — just an interest in the work.