The Princes Street drill hall is a former military installation in

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History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th (Stirlingshire) Volunteer Battalion,

Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until ...

and was completed in 1892. This unit evolved into the 7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. 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. The battalion subsequently moved to the Meadowforth Road Army Reserve Centre and the Princes Street drill hall was converted for residential use.

References

{{reflist Drill halls in Scotland Buildings and structures in Stirling (city)