Due to its extraordinary level of preservation, Stobs Camp is an internationally important First World War site. This rather bleak and exposed Scottish hillside was chosen for its remote location. For many years, it was shrouded in secrecy. The military training camp at Stobs was established in 1902 and became important at the outbreak of WWI. After hosting a series of Officers’ Training Corps, it became an internment camp for various “aliens” and then a prisoner of war camp. The detainees were mostly German. In addition to captured military personnel, thousands of civilians from Britain’s…
