Forthside Barracks | |
Type: | Barracks |
Map Type: | Scotland Stirling |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Stirlingshire |
Location: | Stirling |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Built: | 1899 |
Used: | 1899-Present |
Built For: | War Office |
Forthside Barracks is a military installation in Stirling, Scotland.
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:
Community Cadet Forces