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Hogmoor Inclosure

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What is recorded here

Hogmoor Inclosure is a large wooded heath beside Bordon where the army began camping in 1903 after scouting the ground in 1896. Roman-road traces, tank crossings and training routes record more than a century of military use, while later public restoration kept open sand and heath as the neighbouring garrison changed.

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Hogmoor Inclosure is a large wooded heath beside Bordon where the army began camping in 1903 after scouting the ground in 1896. Roman-road traces, tank crossings and training routes record more than a century of military use, while later public restoration kept open sand and heath as the neighbouring garrison changed.

What this place is

Hogmoor is a broad inclosure of heath, plantation, sandy tracks, wet hollows and military crossings beside the former Bordon garrison.

People and events

The Highland Light Infantry assessed the ground in 1896, permanent camps followed in 1903, and generations of soldiers trained here as nearby barracks expanded.

How it was used

Infantry camped and marched across it, vehicles practised on rough routes and tank crossings, and military limits kept much of the ground from ordinary building.

What survives

Wide tracks, concrete crossings, woodland blocks, heath and traces of the route towards Longmoor remain within a landscape now adapted for much greater public access.

Why it mattered

Hogmoor mattered because army use created modern Bordon and shaped the ground, while its later opening converted a training barrier into a shared heathland asset.

Sources for this account

Sources checked 16 August 2026.

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