Coordinates: 56°7′1″N 03°55′36″W / 56.11694°N 3.92667°W / 56.11694; -3.92667

Forthside Barracks

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Forthside Barracks
Stirling
File:Vehicle depot, Forthside Way.jpg
Forthside Barracks
Site information
TypeBarracks
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorFile:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Location
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Site history
Built1899
Built forWar Office
In use1899-Present

Forthside Barracks is a former military installation in Stirling, Scotland.

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] 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

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Units based at Forthside Barracks include:

British Army[6][7]

Community Cadet Forces

References

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