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Forthside Barracks is a military installation in Stirling, Scotland.
Forthside Barracks | |
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Stirling | |
Coordinates | 56°7′1″N 03°55′36″W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1899 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1899-Present |
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]
Units based at Forthside Barracks include:
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