| Gough Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Armagh,Northern Ireland | |
 Gough Barracks visible on the left beyond the bungalow | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Location | |
  Gough Barracks Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 54°20′56″N6°38′35″W / 54.34892°N 6.64293°W /54.34892; -6.64293 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1773 |
| In use | 1773-1960 1970-1976 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Gough Barracks was a military installation inArmagh,Northern Ireland.
The barracks were first established on the site in 1773.[1] In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under theCardwell Reforms and the barracks became thedepot for the89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot and the94th Regiment of Foot.[2] Following theChilders Reforms, the87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot amalgamated to form theRoyal Irish Fusiliers with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[2]
During theSecond World War the barracks were used as military accommodation by theUnited States Army.[1] In 1954 anIrish Republican Army unit raided the barracks and seized 340rifles, 50Sten guns, 12Bren guns and a number of small arms.[3] On the night of 12 December 1956 the barracks was attacked again during the IRA'sBorder Campaign.[4] The barracks were closed as a depot of the Royal Irish Fusiliers in April 1960.[1]
In 1970 Gough Barracks was re-opened as the Headquarters for the2nd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment: the battalion remained there until they moved out to more modern facilitiesDrumadd Barracks in 1975.[5] The premises were then vacated completely by theBritish Army in 1976.[6]
A nuclear bunker was established at the site during theCold War[7] and it continues to be used as a policing base by thePolice Service of Northern Ireland.[8]
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