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Stobs Camp, Penchrise Pen
Trench(S) (First World War)
Site Name Stobs Camp, Penchrise Pen
Classification Trench(S) (First World War)
Canmore ID 158577
Site Number NT40NE 56.01
NGR NT 4890 0650
NGR Description Centred NT 4890 0650
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/158577
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Cavers
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT40NE 56.01 centred 4890 0650
The World War One trench system built for Stobs Camp is situated on the NW-facing slopes of Penchrise Pen, E of a N-S track. The trench system is still visible in rough ground.
J Guy 1999; NMRS MS 810/8, 23-4
The practice trenches are just visible on vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 433, 4200-4201, flown 24 June 1945), in area NW of Penchrise Pen (NT40NE 5).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2006
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.