Forthside Barracks

56°7′1″N 03°55′36″W / 56.11694°N 3.92667°W / 56.11694; -3.92667TypeBarracksSite informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceOperator British ArmySite historyBuilt1899Built forWar OfficeIn use1899-Present

Forthside Barracks is a 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]

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

Based units

Units based at Forthside Barracks include:

British Army[5][6]

  • 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[7]
    • Stirling Detachment
  • 1019 (City of Stirling) Squadron, Air Training Corps[8]

References

  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.