Summary
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 | |
| Coordinates | 57°03′03″N 2°30′31″W / 57.05088°N 2.50850°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1908 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1908-Present |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ "Banchory, 17 Kinneskie Road, Drill Hall". Canmore. Retrieved 26 June 2017.[permanent dead link] (The 1:2500, 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey Plan, published in 1904-1905, does not show the drill hall)
- ^ "Gordon Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b "7th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "6th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Paint Shop". Britaine. Retrieved 26 June 2017.