Queen's Barracks was a military installation in Perth, Scotland.
| Queen's Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Perth, Scotland | |
 The site, now occupied by the Tayside Police Divisional Headquarters | |
  Queen's Barracks Location within Perth and Kinross | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
History
editThe barracks were established in the north west of the city as a home for cavalry regiments in 1793.[1] It became the home to the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) and it was from this regiment that the barracks derived its name.[2] The barracks were subsequently converted to take infantry regiments.[1]
In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot and the 79th (Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.[3] Following the Childers Reforms, the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Black Watch with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[3]
In the 1960s the Regimental Headquarters and the Regimental Museum moved to Balhousie Castle where the Museum still remains.[4]
The barracks were decommissioned in May 1961[5] and were then demolished. The site became the headquarters of Perth and Kinross Constabulary and then Western Division, Tayside Police.[6]
In June 2017 the Black Watch Association unveiled a memorial in the form of a simple stone structure on the site of the former barracks.[2]
Today, the site is Police Scotland's Perth headquarters.[7]
Army Reserve Centre
editThe Army Reserve Centre, located further up the Dunkeld Road, has since adopted the name of Queen's Barracks. It is home to the Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company of 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland. The Highland Band, and Pipes & Drums, 7 SCOTS is also based here.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Perth". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Site of Queen's Barracks marked with plaque at Black Watch reunion". The Courier. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Balhousie Castle, Perth". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "The Black Watch Regimental Depot" (PDF). Red Hackle. November 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Perth, Cavalry Barracks | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Perth Police Station - Police Scotland". www.scotland.police.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Army Reserve Units | Perth". Army Jobs. 6 July 2024.
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