Type Barracks In use 1855-1955 Owner Ministry of Defence | Operator British Army Year built 1855 Built for War Office | |
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Castle Park Barracks was a military installation in Dunbar, Scotland.
History
The barracks have their origins in a hotel known as the New Inn which provided accommodation for officers from 1797. Private soldiers, who were not allowed to use the New Inn, had to use tented accommodation at Belhaven Sands and West Barns Links during the Napoleonic Wars. The War Office acquired both the hotel and Lauderdale House (a large property designed by Robert Adam) and developed the whole site into barracks in 1855.
During the First World War the barracks served as the 6th cavalry depot providing accommodation for the 1st King's Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 1st Royal Dragoons and the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys).
During the Second World War the barracks served as headquarters for the 165th Officer Cadet Training Unit. The barracks were decommissioned in 1955 and the property sold to Dunbar Council. Lauderdale House was converted into flats in the 1990s.