Other places · Central Scotland
HMS Scotia
In or near Limekilns.
HMS Scotia in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rosyth · 2.0 km
About
HMS Scotia 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
HMS Scotia is a Royal Naval Reserve unit. It was formed in 1958, then reorganised in 1994 and currently recruits volunteers from the east of Scotland. The unit has accommodation and other facilities, headquartered in Rosyth Naval Dockyard.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The unit is part of the Volunteer Reserve activity of the Royal Navy Scotland. In August 1903 the Admiralty appointed the first two Commanding Officers of the then RNVR to form divisions in London and on the Clyde. Lieutenant Commander (later Commodore) The Duke of Montrose raised the Clyde Division based in Glasgow, and the division rapidly expanded across Scotland, first to Dundee onboard the sailing frigate, HMS Unicorn, and then to Edinburgh, onboard the monitor, renamed HMS Claverhouse. These two East Coast divisions were, many years later, to form the heart of the modern HMS Scotia. Under the 1994 defence review all three of these original Scottish Sea Training Centres, Glasgow,…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0330, -3.4490
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY11 2XH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dunfermline and Dollar
- Nearest railway station
- Rosyth — 2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q19509655 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Scotia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Scotia?
- HMS Scotia is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY11 2XH).
- What is HMS Scotia?
- HMS Scotia in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS Scotia?
- The nearest railway station is Rosyth, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY11 2XH.
- How do I get to HMS Scotia?
- The nearest railway station is Rosyth, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY11 2XH.