Stobo

About Stobo

Stobo is a small hamlet, 5 miles west of Peebles. It is best well known for the luxury hotel and health centre nearby, at Stobo Castle. However, Stobo has an interesting history. According to tradition, Stobo Kirk stands on the site of an even older foundation associated with St Kentigern (also known as St Mungo). A stained glass window in the kirk depicts the legendary magician Merlin being baptised by the saint. The kirk is Norman in layout and may date from as early as 1120. It was the most important church in upper Tweeddale for many centuries. The church was altered in the subsequent centuries, but retained many Norman features.