Barry Buddon Training Area
| Barry Buddon | |
|---|---|
| Barry, Angus | |
 Barry Buddon Camp | |
  Barry Buddon Location within Angus | |
| Coordinates | 56°28′50″N2°45′15″W/ 56.48056°N 2.75417°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | c.1850 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | c.1850 – present |
Barry Buddon Training Areais aMinistry of Defence-ownedrifle rangeand training area inBarry, Angus,Scotland, which runs adjacent toCarnoustie Golf Linksand theDundee - Aberdeen railway Line.
History
[edit]Barry Buddon dates back to around 1850 when the area was used by the Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers, theFife and Forfar Yeomanry,the Panmure Battery of the Forfarshire Artillery Brigade, and aRoyal Naval ReserveBattery. In 1897 theEarl of Dalhousiesold the site to theWar Officefor use as a military training area.[1]
The training area covers 2,300 acres (930 hectares), of which 600 acres (240 hectares) isintertidal zone.The camp was expanded in the late 1990s and has accommodation for 507.[1]With all camps and facilities at maximum usage about 130,000 personnel could use the training area each year.[1]The ranges were used in the1986 Commonwealth Gamesand the2014 Commonwealth Games.[2]
The Barry Buddon range used a narrow gauge railway with an armoured diesel locomotive to pull moving targets on railway wagons to be used for gunnery practise.[3]
Most of the training area is aSite of Special Scientific Interest(SSSI) and an EUSpecial Area of Conservation(SAC), as well as aSpecial Protection Area(SPA) for birds under the European Birds Directive.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abc"Barry Buddon Training Area"(PDF).Defence Training Estate Scotland.Retrieved13 April2014.
- ^"Barry Buddon on target".Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games.Retrieved13 April2014.
- ^"Barry Buddon Training Centre Ranges".Secret Scotland.Retrieved4 March2017.
- ^"Shoreline management Plan - Coastal Process Unit 8"(PDF).Angus Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 April 2014.Retrieved13 April2014.