# Gordon Barracks

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{{Short description|Barracks in Aberdeen, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox military structure
| name          = Gordon Barracks
| image         = The Gordon Barracks, Bridge of Don.jpg
| caption       = Gordon Barracks Junior Ranks Mess
| type          = Barracks
| map_type      = Scotland Aberdeen
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Aberdeen
| location      = [Bridge of Don](/source/Bridge_of_Don)
| coordinates   = {{coord |57|10|50|N|2|5|20|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| ownership     = [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom))
| operator      = {{army|United Kingdom}}
| built         = 1933–1935
| used          = 1935 – present
| architect     = 
| built_for     = [War Office](/source/War_Office)
| garrison      = 
| occupants     = '''Detachments from'''{{ubl|7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland|32 Signal Regiment|215 (Scottish) Multirole Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps|Aberdeen University Officers' Training Corps|Aberdeen Detachment, Royal Marines Reserve Scotland}}
}}
'''Gordon Barracks''' is a military installation situated in [Bridge of Don](/source/Bridge_of_Don), [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen).

==History==
The barrack buildings, which were built by J and W Wittet between 1933 and 1935, are located around the barrack square.<ref name=drill>{{cite web|url=http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/DrillHallSummary|title=Drill Hall Summary|accessdate=5 April 2014}}</ref> 

Constructed of dressed granite blocks, the two-storey central block, once used as the Junior Ranks Club, is typical of the style with three bays and being rectangular in shape. The roof is crowstepped and slated. It has very grand Royal coated arms tripartite above with pediment detail. Other listed buildings include: the Medical Reception Centre, three barracks blocks, the Guard Room, Gate Piers and Gates, Married Quarters, the Officers Mess and the Gymnasium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/scotland/aberdeen,+city+of/old+machar |title=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> The barracks became the depot of the [Gordon Highlanders](/source/Gordon_Highlanders), who had relocated from [Castlehill Barracks](/source/Castlehill_Barracks), as soon as they opened in 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apardion.com/uploads/media/The%20Gordon%20Barracks%20in%20Aberdeen.pdf |title=The Gordon Barracks in Aberdeen |accessdate=17 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040823/http://www.apardion.com/uploads/media/The%20Gordon%20Barracks%20in%20Aberdeen.pdf |archivedate=29 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The barracks became the regional centre for infantry training as the [Highland Brigade](/source/Highland_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)) Depot in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1958/mar/07/infantry-brigade-depots-location|title=Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)|work=[Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)](/source/Hansard)|date=7 March 1958|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> In 1970, following the formation of the [Scottish Division](/source/Scottish_Division), adult Highland Brigade recruits removed to The Scottish Division Depot at [Glencorse Barracks](/source/Glencorse_Barracks), [Penicuik](/source/Penicuik). Junior soldiers from the [Lowland Brigade](/source/Lowland_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)) moved from Glencorse to Gordon Barracks on the same day. The barracks closed to Junior Soldier training in 1986.<ref name=drill/>

Gordon Barracks are now used by a variety of organisations, including [Army Reserve](/source/Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)) infantry, signals and medical units, and [Royal Marines Reserve](/source/Royal_Marines_Reserve).<ref>{{cite web |title=MOD Army |url=https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/reserve-soldier/army-reserve-units/scottish-units |accessdate=24 March 2019}}</ref>

== Based units ==
The following units are based at Gordon Barracks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/reserve-soldier/army-reserve-units/scottish-units|title=Army Reserve units in Scotland - British Army|website=Army – Be The Best|access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>

'''British Army'''
* Detachment, A Company, [51st Highland, 7th Battalion](/source/51st_Highland_Volunteers), [Royal Regiment of Scotland](/source/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland) 
* 851 Troop, 2 Signal Squadron, [32 Signal Regiment](/source/32_(Scottish)_Signal_Regiment) 
* A Detachment, 215 (Scottish) Multirole Medical Regiment, [Royal Army Medical Corps](/source/Royal_Army_Medical_Corps)
*[Aberdeen University Officers' Training Corps](/source/Officers'_Training_Corps)

'''His Majesty's Naval Service'''
* Aberdeen Detachment, [Royal Marines Reserve](/source/Royal_Marines_Reserve) Scotland

==References==
{{reflist}}

Category:Barracks in Scotland
Category:Buildings and structures in Aberdeen
Category:History of Aberdeen
Category:Installations of the British Army
Category:Gordon Highlanders
Category:Military installations established in 1935

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