Kinneskie Road drill hall, Banchory

The Kinneskie Road drill hall is a former military installation near Banchory, Scotland.

Kinneskie Road drill hall
Banchory, Scotland
Kinneskie Road drill hall, Banchory
Kinneskie Road drill hall
Location within Aberdeenshire
Coordinates57.05088°N 2.50850°W / 57.05088; -2.50850
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1908
Built forWar Office
In use1908-Present

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 7th (Deeside Highland) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders and was completed about 1908.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[2] The 7th Battalion amalgamated with the 5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion to form 5th/7th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders in 1921 but with its headquarters located at Bucksburn.[3] The 5th Battalion and 7th Battalion separated again in 1939 but then re-amalgamated in 1946.[3]

In 1947 the 5th/6th (Banff, Buchan and Donside) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders was formed with C Company based at the Kinneskie Road drill hall in Banchory.[4] The 5th/6th Battalion amalgamated with the 4th/7th Battalion to form 3rd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders in 1961.[4] The drill hall was subsequently decommissioned and converted for commercial use and is now a decorator’s workshop.[5]

References
  1. "Banchory, 17 Kinneskie Road, Drill Hall". Canmore. Retrieved 26 June 2017. (The 1:2500, 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey Plan, published in 1904-1905, does not show the drill hall)
  2. "Gordon Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. "7th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "6th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "The Paint Shop". Britaine. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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