Forthside Barracks

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″N03°55′36″W / 56.11694°N 3.92667°W / 56.11694; -3.92667
Site history
Built	1899
Built for	War Office
In use	1899-Present

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:

British Army ^{[6] [7]}

• 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

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. Defence Disposal Database
5. McNeill, Alastair (31 March 2021). "Farewell to Stirling as Army HQ moves to Edinburgh". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
6. "Army Reserve Centre – Stirling" . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
7. "Army Reserve Centre – Stirling" . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
8. "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion Army Cadets" . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
9. "1019 (City of Stirling)" . Retrieved 1 June 2021.