PoW Camp 640 St Andrew’s Hall

This site is both document and is in large part unknown. It is known that Italian PoWs were present on St Mary’s Isle during the war and stayed at or worked at Islands House which has since been demolished. Graffiti was left behind in some buildings, BUT a question still exists as to exactly which buildings and how many

Location

St Andrew’s Hall, Kirkcudbrightshire

Description

Site Visits

July 2021

Material

DSLR and Drone Photos

This site is both document and is in large part unknown.

It is known that Italian PoWs were present on St Mary’s Isle during the war and stayed at or worked at Islands House which has since been demolished. Graffiti was left behind in some buildings, BUT a question still exists as to exactly which buildings and how many

For a full description please see Malcolm Sander research on this site


Camera and Drone Images of the site of former PoW Camp 640 St Andrew’s Hall