Stobo Kirk
Stobo (Gaelic – the hollow of the stumps).
The only surviving Medieval Kirk in Peeblesshire. It stands on the site of a 6th-century church reputedly founded by St Kentigern (Mungo). There is a stained glass window depicting Kentigern baptising
Merlin in the River Tweed.
In those times it was the most important church in the Tweed valley. It has a Norman tower, nave and chancel. The jamb of the (later) porch has grooves in it said to be made by children sharpening their pencils when the church was a school!
Also of interest, are three recumbant tombstones set into the chapel wall dating to the 15th century, one is a very crudely inscribed figure of a man lying on his back with his arms folded across his chest. Some carved gravestones dating to the 18th century are outside in the cemetery.
Nearby is Stobo Castle built between 1805 and 1811, a Georgian Mansion in the Gothic style. Now used as a private health and beauty spa.