Building record MAB28457 - BRUCKLAY

Remains of a World War II prisoner of war camp.

Remains of a World War II prisoner of war camp. The concrete hut bases can still be seen clearly on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1977. There is a group of seven huts ranged around an oval depression in the ground, with a further four bases to the east and four to the north of them beside the wood. A further group of ten bases are ranged around an small oval plantation near the centre of the field. To the northwest of the field are two larger areas of concrete bases, and to the west and south are scattered huts. A flight taken in 2000 show features still survive and a number depressions, where features stood, are visible from the air. Walkover survey carried out in 2003 by JC Murray revealed that at least eight more huts are located in wooded area, which were not visible on the aerial photo AP from 2000. The hut bases varied in size from 11.2 m x 5 m and 13 m x circa 5 m. Hut 1 recorded in detail as was to be destroyed by development. Further survey when overgrowth cleared and conifers thinned was recommended. A watching brief was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in April 2018 during excavation of an electricity cable trench crossing part of the site. The trench was routed around the hut bases, and although uncovering two ceramic drains probably from the former huts, no other features or finds were recorded. A metal-detector survey, watching brief and building recording was carried out in May 2018 by Cameron Archaeology prior to proposed development centred at NJ 91299 49978. The metal-detecting survey recovered five groups of metallic finds. The majority were bullets, both live and spent, cabling, sheet metal, nails and a number of small items including a small copper-alloy box with five pierced holes in the upper surface, a hinge on one edge and a lump of very corroded iron in the interior. The watching brief recorded furrows up to 1 m wide and 8 m apart. One of the hut-bases (Base 14) was also recorded during the watching brief. It was constructed of concrete that had been poured onto a bed of sand. Wood from the shuttering was recorded in situ along one edge. Other finds recovered during the watching brief include a white dinner plate with a NAAFI logo, ceramic plates, glass jars, leather, bone, wood and clinker. These were not directly related to the camp, and it is possible that this is a later rubbish dump.

Murray, J C, 2003, Brucklay Castle, Arch Survey of Disused WW2 POW Cp, report (Bibliographic reference). SAB2905.

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CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, CASTLE ROUND HOUSE, BRUCKLAY CASTLE, MAUD: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLE DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB7111.

CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, CASTLE ROUND HOUSE, BRUCKLAY CASTLE, MAUD: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLE: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8135.

CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, SITE AT BRUCKLAY ESTATE, MAUD, PETERHEAD: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB7048.

CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, SITE AT BRUCKLAY ESTATE, MAUD, PETERHEAD: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB7049.

ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2019, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 19, 2018, p. 17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6524.

Feb 15 2000 , AAS/00/04/CT119-20, AAS/00/04/CT119-20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12657.

Feb 15 2000 , AAS/00/04/G15/6,7, AAS/00/04/G15/6,7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12656.

Jun 1 1977 , NJ94N 2718188, NJ94N 2718188 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB17657.

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