The site dates back to 1713 when Spain ceded land to the United Kingdom under the
Treaty of Utrecht. The camp was established in 1942 as an RAF barracks to support
RAF Gibraltar during the
Second World War and was located conveniently close to the airfield. The facilities, which were increasingly used by the
British Army after the War, became the home of the
Royal Gibraltar Regiment. They were expanded and refurbished to provide a new catering complex and single living accommodation for some 450 troops in 2009. The new facilities also included the
Princess Royal Medical Centre, established to provide medical facilities for military personnel, which was opened by the
Princess Royal during that year. In 2011 Government of Gibraltar and the UK
Ministry of Defence agreed that the UK's property requirements would be filled by the Naval Base, the Airfield, Devil's Tower Camp and Four Corners so releasing extensive other property for disposal. In 2021, the field at Devil's Tower Camp was used as a football pitch to host matches in the
2020–21 Gibraltar Women's Football League, while resurfacing took place at
Victoria Stadium. ==References==