Garelochhead Training Camp

Garelochhead Training Camp is a military training camp located near Garelochhead in Scotland.

Garelochhead Training Camp
Garelochhead
Military access road to the training area
Garelochhead Training Camp
Location within Argyll and Bute
Coordinates56°04′24″N 04°49′17″W
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1940
Built forWar Office
In use1940-Present

History

The camp was originally built in 1940 during World War II. Some 22,000 American servicemen were accommodated and trained at the camp prior to Operation Overlord.[1] There is an extensive Training Area in the surrounding region that extends up Glen Fruin to the west bank of Loch Lomond and along Loch Long through Glen Mallan to DM Glen Douglas. The entire training area is some 8,200 acres (33 km2) in area, with its highest point rising to some 700m above sea level and includes two parachute Drop zones. The Range complex at Garelochhead is equipped for live firing up to platoon level, with additional grenade and mortar ranges. The camp itself can accommodate up to 500 personnel and has been used as a base by Strathclyde Police during protests at the nearby HMNB Clyde.[2]

The Ministry of Defence built a new 100m grouping and zeroing range, a new 600m electronic firing range, a range warden's complex, a range console building and access tracks at the camp in 2014.[2]

References
  1. "Defence Estates" (PDF). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. "Plans to develop the MoD training camp facilities". Helensburgh Advertiser. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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