Princes Street drill hall, Stirling

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Princes Street drill hall
Stirling, Scotland
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Princes Street drill hall, Stirling
Princes Street drill hall is located in Stirling
Princes Street drill hall
Princes Street drill hall
Location within Stirling
Coordinates56°07′17″N 3°56′25″W / 56.12127°N 3.94039°W / 56.12127; -3.94039Coordinates: 56°07′17″N 3°56′25″W / 56.12127°N 3.94039°W / 56.12127; -3.94039
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1892
Built forWar Office
In use1892-1990s

The Princes Street drill hall is a former military installation in Stirling, Scotland.

History[]

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th (Stirlingshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) and was completed in 1892.[1][2] This unit evolved into the 7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[4][5]

The 7th Battalion amalgamated with the 8th Battalion to form the 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) in Stirling in 1967.[6] The battalion subsequently moved to the Meadowforth Road Army Reserve Centre and the Princes Street drill hall was converted for residential use.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stirling, Princes Street, Drill Hall". Canmore. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Argyll Centre, Princes Street, Stirling" (PDF). Stirling Council. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ^ "7th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalions during WW1". The Argylls. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ "7th/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Proposal to transform historic building into flats". Daily Record. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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