| Raglan Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Newport | |
Raglan Barracks | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°35′42″N3°00′32″W / 51.59506°N 3.00891°W /51.59506; -3.00891 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1843–1845 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1845-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 104th Regiment Royal Artillery Band of the Royal Welsh 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Corps of Drums |
Raglan Barracks is a military installation atBarrack Hill inAllt-yr-yn inNewport,Wales.
The barracks were built as a cavalry barracks and completed in 1845.[1] During theFirst World War they were known as the Cavalry Barracks and served as the 4th cavalry depot providing accommodation for the2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), the3rd Dragoon Guards, the4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, theCarabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), the7th Dragoon Guards and the6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.[2] The barracks were renamed Raglan Barracks afterFitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan in 1963.[1]
The barracks are now home to: