Raglan Barracks
| Raglan Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Newport | |
|
Raglan Barracks | |
  Raglan Barracks Location within Newport | |
| Coordinates | 51°35′42″N 3°00′32″W / 51.59506°N 3.00891°WCoordinates: 51°35′42″N 3°00′32″W / 51.59506°N 3.00891°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1843–1845 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1845-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 104th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Raglan Barracks is a military installation at Allt-yr-yn in Newport, Wales.
History
The barracks were built as a cavalry barracks and completed in 1845.[1] During the First World War they were known as the Cavalry Barracks and served as the 4th cavalry depot providing accommodation for the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), the 3rd Dragoon Guards, the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.[2] The barracks were renamed Raglan Barracks after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan in 1963.[1] They are now home to 104th Regiment Royal Artillery.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Raglan House, Raglan Barracks, Allt-yr-Yn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "The locations of the Cavalry depots". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Artillery Regiments". Armed Forces. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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