St Leonard's Moss

A view across the camp site, with concrete foundations prominent in the foreground.

One of two remaining equipment drying buildings at the former camp site.

A view out of a drying building window across the remains of the camp site. For an external view of the building, see NT4909 : Drying Building

A set of brick and concrete foundations, just one of many at the former camp site.

This tarmac road provides access to Winningtonrig Farm, above the camp site.

Probable camp buildings now utilised as farm storage at the top of the former Stobs Camp site.

A junction at the top of the Stobs Camp site.

Three octagonal tanks and several rectangular tanks remain near the top of the site: it is unclear what these tanks contained.

Located next to some tanks near the top of the site, the function of this building is unknown.

Ca’ Knowe cairn was erected in 1911 to commemorate the historic calling of the burgess roll at this spot during the annual Hawick riding the marches between 1537 and 1777.

Looking south-westward.

Looking north-eastward.

The camp area had a network of roads between the huts, here on the side of Winningtonrig above the Barnes Burn. The camp was on land bought from Stobs Estate in 1902 and was in use for military training and later for internment of Prisoners of War in WW1. Prisoners were housed in 80 huts capable of accommodating 4,500 men in total. A bakery, post office, hospital, mortuary and workshops were among the camp’s facilities and the POWs produced a newspaper ‘Stobsiade’. The camp’s role declined in the 1920s until it was used for limited training in WW2. Postwar resettlement of Polish troops and Territorial Army training took place until the camp closed in the late 1950s. The camp’s history has been investigated recently by the Stobs Camp Project under Archaeology Scotland with local volunteers, with much material on their website The camp was on land bought from Stobs Estate in 1902 and was in use for military training and later for internment of Prisoners of War in WW1. Prisoners were housed in 80 huts capable of accommodating 4,500 men in total. A bakery, post office, hospital, mortuary and workshops were among the camp’s facilities and the POWs produced a newspaper ‘Stobsiade’. The camp’s role declined in the 1920s until it was used for limited training in WW2. Postwar resettlement of Polish troops and Territorial Army training took place until the camp closed in the late 1950s. The camp’s history has been investigated recently by the Stobs Camp Project under Archaeology Scotland with local volunteers, with much material on their website Link including the booklet ‘Stobs Camp Project’ from which the above details have been taken.

The racecourse plays a big part in the Common Riding.

This can be found hidden in the grass on the roadside verge of the cross-roads near Nipknowes Quarry. For more detail see : Link

Looking westward.

Looking south-westward.