Forthside Barracks is a former military installation in Stirling, Scotland.
History
Forthside Barracks were built as an ordnance depot in 1899.[1] It became the depot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders before they vacated the place in 1999.[2]
In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the facility, as well as the adjacent Meadowforth Barracks, would close in 2022,[3] later extended to 2024.[4]
51st Infantry Brigade and Army Headquarters Scotland relocated from Forthside to Redford Cavalry Barracks in Edinburgh on 26 March 2021.[5]
Based units
Units based at Forthside Barracks include:
- 154 Medical Squadron, 225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment
- Detachment, D Company, 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
- Stirling Detachment, Tayforth University Officers' Training Corps
- 51st Infantry Brigade Cadet Training Team
Community Cadet Forces
- Headquarters, A (Stirling) Company, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion, Army Cadet Force[8]
- Stirling Detachment
- 1019 (City of Stirling) Squadron, Air Training Corps[9]
References
- ^ "World War One Audit of Surviving Remains". Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Obsolete commercial and industrial property" (PDF). Scottish Government. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Eight military bases in Scotland to close". BBC News. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Defence Disposal Database
- ^ McNeill, Alastair (31 March 2021). "Farewell to Stirling as Army HQ moves to Edinburgh". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Army Reserve Centre – Stirling". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Army Reserve Centre – Stirling". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion Army Cadets". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "1019 (City of Stirling)". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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