Princes Street drill hall, Stirling

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

Princes Street drill hall
Stirling, Scotland
Princes Street drill hall, Stirling
Princes Street drill hall
Location within Stirling
Coordinates56.12127°N 3.94039°W / 56.12127; -3.94039
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1892
Built forWar Office
In use1892-1990s

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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