| Kinneskie Road drill hall | |
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| Banchory, Scotland | |
 Kinneskie Road drill hall, Banchory | |
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| Coordinates | 57°03′03″N 2°30′31″W / 57.05088°N 2.50850°WCoordinates: 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 |
The Kinneskie Road drill hall is a former military installation near Banchory, Scotland.
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[]
- ↑ "Banchory, 17 Kinneskie Road, Drill Hall". Canmore. https://scotlandsurbanpast.org.uk/site/331408/banchory-17-kinneskie-road-drill-hall. Retrieved 26 June 2017. (The 1:2500, 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey Plan, published in 1904-1905, does not show the drill hall)
- ↑ "Gordon Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. http://www.1914-1918.net/gordon.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "7th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227052736/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-scotland/vinf/gordon-7.htm. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "6th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227052708/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-scotland/vinf/gordon-6.htm. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "The Paint Shop". Britaine. https://www.britaine.co.uk/paint-shopthe-F120FC1001AD742. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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