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Gailes, Army Camp

Hospital (First World War), Military Camp (First World War)

Site Name Gailes, Army Camp

Classification Hospital (First World War), Military Camp (First World War)

Canmore ID 224669

Site Number NS33NW 237

NGR NS 3244 3560

NGR Description Centred NS 3244 3560

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council North Ayrshire
  • Parish Irvine
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Cunninghame
  • Former County Ayrshire

World War One Audit of Surviving Remains (12 September 2013)

Gailes Camp was in existence by March 1916, occupied by infantry of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. In that month the Army reorganised its officer training and the 9th and 10th Officer Training Battalions were based there. Training lasted for four and a half months and each battalion trained 400 officers (600 after 1917) at a time.

A Gailes Camp hospital is recorded as having been in existence during the First World War.

Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 12 September 2013.

Archaeology Notes

NS33NW 237 centred 3244 3560

The remains of a large military camp have been identified from post-war vertical air photographs (V 82/RAF/882, 71-2, flown 30 March 1954). Many rows of hut bases are visible spread over a large area to the S, SE and E of Gailes farmsteading. This camp may be connected with Dundonald camp (NS33SW 35) situated to the S.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2002

Activities

Project (March 2013 - September 2013)

A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.

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