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Huntly, Deveron Road, Ta Centre
Drill Hall (First World War), Military Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Huntly, Deveron Road, Ta Centre
Classification Drill Hall (First World War), Military Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Drill Hall; Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Canmore ID 180056
Site Number NJ54SW 47
NGR NJ 52643 40084
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/180056
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Huntly
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
A late 19th-century purpose-built drill-hall of Granite ashlar with pink (Auchindoir) freestone dressings and pronounced quoins. It has a two-bay gable to the street with a square, crenellated tower and a porch bay attached. The gable bears the inscription 'A Company 4th VBGH' (Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders). In 1914-18 it was the drill station for F Squadron, 2nd Scottish Horse and H Company of the 6th Gordon Highlanders. The building appears on the 3rd epoch OS 1:2500 map of Huntly, but not the 2nd edition map.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 18 June 2013.
Drill Hall, Deveron Road, late 19th century. Granite ashlar with pink (Auchindoir) freestone dressings and pronounced quoins, comprising two-bay gable to street with square, crenellated tower and porch bay attached. 'A Company 4th VBGH' (Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders) in panel with architrave topped by ogee moulding.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
