Queen's Barracks
Queen's Barracks | |
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Perth, Scotland | |
Queen's Barracks Location within Perth and Kinross | |
Coordinates | 56°23′58″N 3°26′15″W / 56.39950°N 3.43740°WCoordinates: 56°23′58″N 3°26′15″W / 56.39950°N 3.43740°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1793 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1793-1961 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Black Watch |
Queen's Barracks was a military installation in Perth, Scotland.
History
The barracks were established in the north west of the city as a home for cavalry regiments in 1793 and were subsequently converted to take infantry regiments.[1] The barracks served as the depot of the Black Watch until they closed in May 1961.[2] The barracks were then demolished and the site became used for a police station.[3]
In the 1960s the Regimental Headquarters and the Regimental Museum moved to Balhousie Castle where the Museum still remains.[4] The Army Reserve Centre, located further up the Dunkeld Road where HQ Company 51st Highland Volunteers are now based, has since adopted the name of Queen's Barracks.[5]
References
- ↑ "Perth". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Black Watch Regimental Depot". Red Hackle. November 2011. p. 5. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Perth, Cavalry Barracks". Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Balhousie Castle, Perth". Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "HQ Company". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 16 November 2014.