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Stobs Camp rifle ranges is a historic military installation located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated approximately 650 metres west, 330 metres west-north-west and 450 metres south-south-east of White Knowe. The monument occupies terrain underlain by Hawick Group wacke bedrock, formed during the Wenlock period, which provides the local sandstone and mudstone geology characteristic of this region of the Scottish Borders.
The rifle ranges represent the military infrastructure of the nineteenth or twentieth century, when rifle shooting facilities became standardised features of British army training. Such ranges were purpose-built to provide safe, controlled environments for musketry practice, with butts and firing lines positioned to exploit natural topography. The Wenlock wacke beneath this site would have offered suitable ground conditions for construction and use.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM13755, reflecting its significance as evidence of Britain's military heritage and the development of rifle training methods during the modern period. The specific positioning of the three range components across the landscape indicates careful planning to maximise the use of available ground for this dedicated military purpose.
Stobs Camp rifle ranges, 650m W, 330m WNW and 450m SSE of White Knowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13755. View the official record →
Stobs Camp rifle ranges is a historic military installation located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated approximately 650 metres west, 330 metres west-north-west and 450 metres south-south-east of White Knowe. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13755.
Stobs Camp rifle ranges, 650m W, 330m WNW and 450m SSE of White Knowe 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 SM13755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (2.4 km), Dod,enclosure on Gray Coat,530m SW of (3 km), Dod,earthworks on Gray Coat 540m SSW of (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stobs Camp rifle ranges, 650m W, 330m WNW and 450m SSE of White Knowe's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stobs Camp rifle ranges, 650m W, 330m WNW and 450m SSE of White Knowe stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.