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Tracked target range 500m south of Crook of Baldoon is a twentieth-century military training facility located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a sequence of hard wacke sandstones formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian. This geology has shaped the landscape of the southern uplands throughout the region, creating the moorland terrain in which the range was established.
The tracked target range represents the mechanised warfare training infrastructure developed during the twentieth century, when tracked vehicles became central to military operations. Such ranges were purpose-built installations where soldiers could train on moving targets that simulated enemy armour, refining gunnery and tactical skills essential to modern combat. The specific location on Wigtownshire moorland placed it away from settled areas whilst remaining accessible for regular military use.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13739, recognising its significance as evidence of mid-twentieth-century military organisation and training methods. Though now largely redundant, the range survives as physical testimony to the technological demands placed on armed forces during and after the Second World War, when Britain maintained substantial military infrastructure across its rural landscapes.
Tracked target range, 500m S of Crook of Baldoon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13739. View the official record →
Tracked target range 500m south of Crook of Baldoon is a twentieth-century military training facility located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13739.
Tracked target range, 500m S of Crook of Baldoon 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 SM13739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Hill, fort (1.8 km), Carsluith Castle (5.2 km), Sorbie,Old Tower of (5.5 km).
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Tracked target range, 500m S of Crook of Baldoon stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.