A FORMER Nazi prisoner of war camp that housed SS officers is set to be turned into four star tourist accommodation.
Cultybraggan Camp in Comrie, Perthshire, has secured funding to transform the site into self catering accommodation for couples, families and individuals.
Known as Camp 21, it was a high security PoW camp used to hold those most committed to the Nazi cause, including Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess.
The area also hit the headlines recently after one of the camp’s former inmates, Heinrich Steinmeyer, left nearly £400,000 to the village in his will to thank locals for their “kindness”.
But the Comrie Development Trust, which is leading the development of Cultybraggan, has said none of his money will go towards the renovations.
Instead, his legacy will go towards developments to benefit older people in Comrie and its surrounding area, as he stated in his will.
Money for the camp project has come from Historic Environment Scotland, which has pledged around £100,000. That will pay for 40 per cent of the repair work necessary to overhaul, repair and preserve the 11 Nissen Huts on the site.
SSE has also awarded £36,350 from its Sustainable Development Fund, which will go towards the cost of connecting the huts to the camp’s existing Biomass boiler heating system.
It will also help provide main electricity to the huts.
And the Heritage Lottery Fund has pledged £638,900, allowing work to start next year.
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