Heritage Working Group

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 April 2022 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: [email protected]