MHG58894 - Drill Hall - Inverness
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- DRILL HALL (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Academy Street drill hall (actually situated up a narrow pend from Academy Street, now a street called Strothers Lane) was built between the surveying of the 2nd and 3rd edition 1:2500 maps. In 1914 it was the HQ for and base of 4th battalion Cameron Highlanders, and base for "A" and "C" Companies; it was also the base for the Highland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column, Army Service Corps. It was also the HQ of the Highland Mounted Brigade. The building has been demolished. It was recorded as part of HS and RCAHMS' World War One Audit Project in 2013. <1> <2>
GIS spatial data copied from data supplied from AKK from the RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG28008 Text/Publication/Volume: Osbourne, M. 2006. Always Ready: Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. pp 281.
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 331810.
- <2> SHG27124 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Barclay, G.J.. 2014. The Built Heritage of the First World War in Scotland: The report of a project commissioned by Historic Scotland & RCAHMS. Unaffiliated. Digital. pp 60, table 35.
- <3> SHG28062 Collection/Project Archive: Kilpatrick, A K. 2014. RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. Digital. No. 417. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6674 4559 (34m by 36m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/331810/inverness-strothers-lane-drill-hall (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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