Carlingnose Barracks – 1906 to 1960

History

The Carlingnose Battery and Coastguard Battery in North Queensferry and the battery on Inchgarvie were manned and maintained by officers and men of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers stationed at Carlingnose Barracks. Together Carlingnose Battery and Carlingnose Barracks comprised Carlingnose Fort.

Carlingnose Barracks, looking towards Carlingnose Battery.  The gun barrels can be seen on the sky-line

The buildings at Port Laing were originally the Submarine Mining Station – Mess Room, Mine Store and Control Room.  The station closed in 1906, when the mining service transferred from the Royal Engineers to the Royal Navy.

The buildings were then taken over by the Royal Artillery as part of Carlingnose Barracks.

Submarine Mining Station (red) and Royal Engineer Barracks (blue)

Index

Carlingnose Barracks – World War 1
Carlingnose Barracks – World War 2
Carlingnose Barracks 1952 – 56 Gun Salute
Carlingnose Barracks 1957 – Closure
Carlingnose Barracks 1960 – Barracks for sale
Carlingnose Barracks Site today