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