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Stobs Camp is a prisoner of war camp and cemetery located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site occupies terrain underlain by Hawick Group wacke bedrock, deposited during the Wenlock period. The camp served dual military purposes, functioning both as a training facility and as a place of detention for prisoners of war. The landscape retains evidence of the military infrastructure that characterised its operational periods, including remnants of trenches and the earthworks associated with camp construction.
The cemetery at Stobs Camp reflects the human cost of warfare during the camp's occupation. Prisoners and servicemen were interred at the site, leaving a lasting memorial to those who died whilst at the camp. The combination of training works and prisoner accommodation demonstrates how the location served strategic military functions across different operational phases.
Today, Stobs Camp is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13767. The site preserves important physical evidence of military history, including the layout of the former camp, defensive and training works, and the burial ground. The earthworks visible across the site remain substantially intact, providing valuable archaeological record of early twentieth-century military organisation and the broader history of conflict and detention.
Stobs Camp, prisoner of war camp and cemetery, military training camp and trenches, Stobs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13767. View the official record →
Stobs Camp is a prisoner of war camp and cemetery located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13767.
Stobs Camp, prisoner of war camp and cemetery, military training camp and trenches, Stobs is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13767.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pyat Knowe,enclosure 150m N of (4.6 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (4.7 km), Dod,enclosure on Gray Coat,530m SW of (5.1 km).
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Stobs Camp, prisoner of war camp and cemetery, military training camp and trenches, Stobs stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.