World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Date 17 July 2013
Event ID 962567
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/962567
The Dornoch drill hall was built in 1842-50 as a jail and, on closure, sold and converted to use as a drill hall, in 1896-97. It is in Scottish baronial style. The entrance to the drill hall was added to the west gable - two storeys and two bays with a round-headed recessed entrance masking doorways to both jail and drill hall, and a three-light transomed and mullioned window; a similar window is centred on the first floor, set in a crowstepped gable. There is a turret at the corner. Both jail and drill hall have crowsteps and slate roofs throughout. The drill hall occupies much of the yard behind the jail and is still a TA centre with an indoor firing range. The jail and part of the Drill hall is now a shop.
In 1914 the hall was base for "F" Company, 2nd Lovat's Scouts, and the base for "B" Company, 5th battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 17 July 2013.
