MHG58922 - Drill Hall - Croyard Road, Beauly
Summary
A drill hall is depicted on the 1st and 2nd Edition OS Maps.
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Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Beauly drill hall was in existence by about 1872 and according to one account was a former school building dismantled and moved from Lairg. In 1914 it was the HQ and drill station of "D" Squadron Lovat's Scouts and the base for "G" Company, 4th battalion Cameron Highlanders. It is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition OS 1:2500 map. It was recorded as part of RCAHMS and HS' World War One Audit Project. <1> <2> <3>
GIS spatial data created 2018 based on the 1st Edition Inverness 25 Inch OS Map. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG28008 Text/Publication/Volume: Osbourne, M. 2006. Always Ready: Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. pp. 268.
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 331796.
- <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. Site 403.
- <4> SHG23389 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-4. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Inverness. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5249 4647 (20m by 25m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54NW |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/331796/beauly-croyard-road-drill-hall (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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