Historic houses · Central Scotland
Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy
In or near Kirkcaldy.
Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Bill Kasman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkcaldy · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy 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
The Hunter Street drill hall is a military installation in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was designed as a drill hall for 'A Company', 5th (Perthshire Highland) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch and completed in around 1895. This unit evolved to become 'A Company', 8th (Cyclist) Battalion, The Black Watch in 1908. The regimental headquarters of the battalion, by then known as the Highland Cyclist Battalion, moved from the Perth Road drill hall in Birnam to the Hunter Street drill hall shortly before the First World War. and subsequently being disbanded in 1919. The 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front. After the end of the Second World War, the regiment…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1114, -3.1585
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY1 1JD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1895
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkcaldy — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q30627249 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy?
- Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY1 1JD).
- What is Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy?
- Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY1 1JD.
- When was Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy built?
- Built or established in 1895.
- Who owns Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy?
- Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy is owned by |built = c.1895.
- How do I get to Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY1 1JD.