Forthside Barracks is a military installation in

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History

Forthside Barracks were built as an ordnance depot in 1899. It became the depot of the

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before they vacated the place in 1999. In November 2016 the

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announced that the facility, as well as the adjacent Meadowforth Barracks, would close in 2022.

Current units

Current units stationed at the barracks include: British Army *154 Medical Squadron, 225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment *Detachment, D Company, 51st Highland, 7th Battalion,

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*Stirling Detachment, Tayforth University Officers' Training Corps * 51st Infantry Brigade Cadet Training Team Community Cadet Forces *Headquarters, A (Stirling) Company, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion,

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**Stirling Detachment *1019 (City of Stirling) Squadron,

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References

{{reflist Installations of the British Army Barracks in Scotland