Princes Street drill hall, Stirling explained

Princes Street drill hall
Type:	Drill hall
Map Type:	Scotland Stirling
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Stirling
Location:	Stirling, Scotland
Built:	1892
Used:	1892-1990s
Built For:	War Office

The Princes Street drill hall is a former military installation in Stirling, Scotland.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th (Stirlingshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) and was completed in 1892.^{[1] [2]} This unit evolved into the 7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in 1908.^[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.^{[4] [5]} 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.^[6] The battalion subsequently moved to the Meadowforth Road Army Reserve Centre and the Princes Street drill hall was converted for residential use.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stirling, Princes Street, Drill Hall. Canmore. 27 June 2017.
2. Web site: Argyll Centre, Princes Street, Stirling. Stirling Council. 27 June 2017.
3. Web site: 7th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Regiments.org. 27 June 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20051230133951/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-scotland/vinf/ash-7.htm. 30 December 2005.
4. Web site: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders . The Long, Long Trail. 31 May 2016.
5. Web site: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalions during WW1. The Argylls. 27 June 2017.
6. Web site: 7th/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Regiments.org. 27 June 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20060109075105/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-scotland/vinf/ash-78.htm. 9 January 2006.
7. Web site: Proposal to transform historic building into flats. Daily Record. 8 October 2014. 27 June 2017.