Old Photograph Field Gun Practice Barry Buddon Scotland

Old photograph of Field Gun practice at Barry Buddon by Carnoustie, Scotland. Barry Buddon Training Area is a Ministry of Defence owned rifle ranges and training area. It dates back to around 1850 when the area was used by the Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers, the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry the Panmure Battery of the Forfarshire Artillery Brigade, and a Royal Naval Reserve Battery. In 1897 the Earl of Dalhousie sold the site to the War Office for use as a military training area. The ranges were also used in the 1986 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.



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