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Queen's Barracks
Queen's Barracks in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Queen's Barracks is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Queen's Barracks was a military installation in Perth, Scotland.
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Background
History
The barracks were established in the north west of the city as a home for cavalry regiments in 1793. It became the home to the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) and it was from this regiment that the barracks derived its name. The barracks were subsequently converted to take infantry regiments. Following the Childers Reforms, the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Black Watch with its depot in the barracks in 1881. The barracks were decommissioned in May 1961 and were then demolished. The site became the headquarters of Perth and Kinross Constabulary and then Western Division, Tayside Police. In June 2017 the Black…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3995, -3.4374
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH1 5SF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Established
- 1793
Sources
- wikidata: Q18619456 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen's Barracks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Barracks?
- Queen's Barracks is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH1 5SF).
- When was Queen's Barracks built?
- Built or established in 1793.
- Who owns Queen's Barracks?
- Queen's Barracks is owned by {{army|United Kingdom}}.
- How do I get to Queen's Barracks?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH1 5SF. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.