Forthside Barracks is a military installation in Stirling, Scotland.

Forthside Barracks
Stirling
Forthside Barracks
Forthside Barracks is located in Stirling
Forthside Barracks
Forthside Barracks
Location within Stirlingshire
Coordinates56°7′1″N 03°55′36″W / 56.11694°N 3.92667°W / 56.11694; -3.92667
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1899
Built forWar Office
In use1899-Present

History

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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]

51st Infantry Brigade and Army Headquarters Scotland relocated from Forthside to Redford Cavalry Barracks in Edinburgh on 26 March 2021.[4]

Based units

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Units based at Forthside Barracks include:

British Army[5][6]

Community Cadet Forces

References

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  1. ^ "World War One Audit of Surviving Remains". Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Obsolete commercial and industrial property" (PDF). Scottish Government. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Eight military bases in Scotland to close". BBC News. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ^ McNeill, Alastair (31 March 2021). "Farewell to Stirling as Army HQ moves to Edinburgh". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Army Reserve Centre – Stirling". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Army Reserve Centre – Stirling". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion Army Cadets". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "1019 (City of Stirling)". Retrieved 1 June 2021.