Stonehouse Barracks | |
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Plymouth | |
Coordinates | 50°22′02″N 4°09′45″W / 50.36713°N 4.16238°W |
Type | Royal Marines Base |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Controlled by | Royal Marines |
Website | RM Stonehouse - Royal Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1756 |
Built for | Admiralty |
In use | 1756–present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 3 Commando Brigade |
Occupants | 3 Commando Brigade, Plymouth Division 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group |
Stonehouse Barracks, or RM Stonehouse, is a military installation at Stonehouse, Plymouth. It is the home of 3 Commando Brigade and referred to by commandos as 'the spiritual home of the Royal Marines'.[1]