Firing times for ranges in Scotland including Barry Buddon, Kirkcudbright, Garelochhead, Tain, Cape Wrath, Fort George, Blackdog, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn
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As seen in the Security Defence Review, the Army are at heightened readiness due to a new era of threat. This has placed greater demands on the Defence Training Estate across the UK, which is being used for training more regularly and at shorter notice.
As such, the firing time notifications published on Gov.UK have been standardised to show the daily timings for when live-firing is permitted on the UK DTE. This is a change from the previous method of showing when training bookings had been made in advance.
This to ensure safety of all users, as it is not possible to change Gov.UK notifications at short notice. Broadly, the only guaranteed safe times for access are before or after the firing times provided on this page, however there may be exceptional circumstances where extensions have been requested.
If you wish to use the DTE for recreation, please always refer to onsite safety warning signals to understand if the site is safe to access before doing so.
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Red flags and red lamps indicate that live firing is taking place within the range boundaries.
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Updates to this page
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29 July 2026
Added Scotland August firing times.
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25 June 2026
Added Scotland July firing times.
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21 May 2026
Added Scotland June firing times.
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7 May 2026
Cape Wrath May firing times updated.
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21 April 2026
Deleted March firing times. Updated phone numbers on April firing times and added May firing times.
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31 March 2026
Updated body of page of Scotland firing times and added April firing times.
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20 March 2026
Updated Kirkcudbright March firing times.
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24 February 2026
Added Scotland March firing times.
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6 February 2026
Updated phone numbers on Garelochhead February firing times and deleted all January firing times.
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30 January 2026
Added February Scotland firing times and deleted December times.
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16 January 2026
Amended Castlelaw firing times January 2026.
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22 December 2025
Deleted Scotland November firing times and added January 26.
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24 November 2025
Added Scotland December firing times and deleted October.
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31 October 2025
Updated Garelochhead November firing times.
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28 October 2025
Added Scotland November firing times.
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16 October 2025
Updated Castlelaw October firing times.
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29 September 2025
Deleted Scotland August firing times and added October firing times.
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26 August 2025
Added Scotland September firing times.
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8 August 2025
Added August firing times in HTML.
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30 July 2025
Scotland August firing times added.
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1 July 2025
Deleted June firing times and added July firing times.
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17 June 2025
Updated Castlelaw and Cape Wrath June firing times.
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11 June 2025
Updated Cape Wrath and Castlelaw June firing times.
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29 May 2025
Added Scotland June firing times and deleted April firing times.
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25 April 2025
Added Scotland and NI May firing times.
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28 March 2025
Amendment to Kirkcudbright firing times April.
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21 March 2025
Updated all of the Scotland sites firing times for April 2025.
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25 February 2025
Updated Garelochhead, Cape Wrath, Tain, Fort George, Barry Buddon, Castlelaw and Kirkcudbright firing times March 2025.
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23 January 2025
'Scotland firing times February 2025' added.
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12 December 2024
'Scotland firing times January 2025' added.
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22 November 2024
Added Scotland firing times December 2024.
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6 November 2024
'Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times November 2024' updated.
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5 November 2024
Added Scotland firing times November 2024.
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1 October 2024
Updated: Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times October 2024.
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27 September 2024
'Scotland firing times October 2024' added.
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10 September 2024
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times September 2024.
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4 September 2024
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times September 2024.
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2 September 2024
Added Scotland firing times September 2024.
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19 August 2024
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times August 2024.
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30 July 2024
Added Scotland firing times August 2024.
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22 July 2024
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times July 2024.
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25 June 2024
Added Scotland firing times July 2024.
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10 June 2024
Updated: 'Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times June 2024'.
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28 May 2024
Added Scotland firing times June 2024.
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29 April 2024
Added Scotland firing times May 2024.
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12 April 2024
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times April 2024.
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26 March 2024
Added Scotland firing times April 2024.
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29 February 2024
Updated Tain Air Weapons Range firing times March 2024.
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27 February 2024
Added Scotland firing times March 2024.
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30 January 2024
Added Scotland firing times February 2024.
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12 January 2024
Added Blackdog range firing times January 2024.
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13 December 2023
Added: Scotland firing times January 2024. Removed: Blackdog Range Control firing times.
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29 November 2023
Added: Scotland firing times December 2023.
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27 October 2023
Added: Scotland firing times November 2023.
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27 September 2023
Added: Scotland firing times October 2023.
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29 August 2023
Added: Scotland firing times September 2023.
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8 August 2023
Updated: Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times August 2023.
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1 August 2023
Updated firing and active training information for Scotland firing times.
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31 July 2023
Added Scotland firing times August 2023.
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5 July 2023
Updated Blackdog Range Control firing times July 2023.
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27 June 2023
Added Scotland firing times July 2023.
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26 May 2023
Added Scotland firing times June 2023.
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26 April 2023
Added Scotland firing times May 2023.
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24 March 2023
'Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times April 2023' updated.
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21 March 2023
'Scotland April firing times' updated.
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24 February 2023
'Scotland firing times March 2023' added.
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10 February 2023
Added Scotland firing times February 2023.
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15 December 2022
Added Scotland firing times for January 2023.
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25 November 2022
Added Scotland firing times for December 2022.
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22 November 2022
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times November 2022.
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7 November 2022
'Garelochhead Range Control firing times November 2022', 'Fort George Range Control firing times November 2022', 'Blackdog Range Control firing times November 2022', 'Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times November 2022', 'Barry Buddon training area firing times November 2022', 'Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times November 2022', 'Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times November 2022' and Tain Air Weapons Range firing times November 2022 have been added.
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18 October 2022
Updated 'Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times October 2022'.
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30 September 2022
Updated Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times October 2022.
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30 September 2022
Added Scotland October 2022 firing times.
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15 September 2022
Updated Barry Buddon training area, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area, Fort George Range Control, Garelochhead Range Control and Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times September 2022.
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14 September 2022
Removed August firing times and updated Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times September 2022.
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26 August 2022
Added Scotland firing times for September.
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27 July 2022
Added firing times for August 2022.
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1 July 2022
Updated: Castlelaw Ranges firing times July 2022.
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30 June 2022
Edited July 2022 Kirkcudbright firing times.
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28 June 2022
Added Scotland firing times July 2022.
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16 June 2022
Updated June 2022 firing times for Cape Wrath Training Centre and Tain Air Weapons Range.
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26 May 2022
Firing date added to Cape Wrath for 31 May 2022 and addition of Scotland firing times for June.
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11 May 2022
Added: Barry Buddon training area firing times May 2022.
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29 April 2022
Added firing times for May 2022.
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29 March 2022
Added: April firing times.
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3 March 2022
Addition of: Blackdog Range Control firing times March 2022.
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28 February 2022
Scotland firing times for March 2022.
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27 January 2022
Addition of: Scotland firing times for February 2022.
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15 December 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for January 2022.
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26 November 2021
Addition of : Firing times for ranges in Scotland for December 2021 including : Barry Buddon, Kirkcudbright, Garelochhead, Tain, Cape Wrath, Fort George, Blackdog, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn.
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1 November 2021
Added Blackdog Range firing times for November 2021
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29 October 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for November 2021.
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8 October 2021
Updated: Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times for October 2021.
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29 September 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for October 2021.
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1 September 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for September 2021.
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28 July 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for August 2021.
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29 June 2021
Added: Barry Buddon training area firing times July 2021, Blackdog Range Control firing times July 2021, Fort George Range Control firing times July 2021, Tain Air Weapons Range firing times July 2021, Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times July 2021, Garelochhead Range Control firing times July 2021, Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times July 2021, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times July 2021.
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3 June 2021
Updated firing times for Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times June 2021.
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27 May 2021
Added: Barry Buddon training area firing times June 2021, Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times June 2021, Tain Air Weapons Range firing times June 2021, Garelochhead Range Control firing times June 2021, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times June 2021, Blackdog Range Control firing times June 2021, Kirkcudbright Range Control firing times June 2021, Fort George Range Control firing times June 2021.
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5 May 2021
Updated: May firing times for Cape Wrath and Barry Buddon contact information.
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30 April 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for May 2021.
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1 April 2021
Addition of: Fort George firing times for April 2021 and updated Garelochhead and Castle Law Range Control firing times April 2021.
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29 March 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for April 2021.
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5 March 2021
Added an update regarding Binhill closure.
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3 March 2021
Updated: Cape Wrath Training Centre firing times for March 2021.
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1 March 2021
Addition of: Scotland firing times for March 2021.
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28 January 2021
Added firing times for February 2021.
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18 December 2020
Addition of: Binhill firing times for January 2021.
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17 December 2020
Addition of: Scotland firing times for January 2021.
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26 November 2020
Added firing times for December 2020.
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19 November 2020
Added one firing session to Blackdog for 22 November 2020.
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29 October 2020
Addition of: Scotland firing times for November 2020.
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28 September 2020
Addition of: Scotland firing times for October 2020.
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28 August 2020
Added September firing times for all 9 ranges.
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29 July 2020
Addition of: Scotland firing times for August 2020.
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6 July 2020
Updated: Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times July 2020.
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26 June 2020
Added: Scotland firing times for July 2020.
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16 June 2020
Updated: Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area 24 hour contact number.
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15 June 2020
Updated the Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area contact numbers.
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12 June 2020
Updated the phone number for Castlelaw.
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11 June 2020
Updated firing times for Castlelaw Ranges: 30 June is now a non-firing day.
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28 May 2020
Addition of Scotland firing times for June 2020.
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12 May 2020
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times for May 2020.
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7 May 2020
Added additional firing times for Barry Buddon training area. Removed all firing dates for Blackdog Range.
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5 May 2020
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times May 2020.
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1 May 2020
Updated Castlelaw firing times for May 2020.
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27 April 2020
Added Fort George Range Control firing times May 2020 (Updated 27 April 2020).
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24 April 2020
Addition of Scotland firing times for May 2020.
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22 April 2020
Updated Garelochhead training centre firing times for April 2020.
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3 April 2020
Updated Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn Training Area firing times April 2020.
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1 April 2020
Updated firing times for Kirkcudbright range April 2020.
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26 March 2020
Addition of Scotland firing times for April 2020.
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28 February 2020
Addition of Scotland regions' firing times for March 2020.
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29 January 2020
Addition of Scotland regions' firing times for February 2020.
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20 December 2019
Updated all firing times in Scotland for January 2020.
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20 November 2019
Added December 2019 firing times.
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29 October 2019
Added firing times for November 2019.
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1 October 2019
Updated the page with the firing times for October 2019.
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10 September 2019
New firing sessions were added to Blackdog range for 16 to 19 September.
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30 August 2019
Added Scotland firing times for September 2019.
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24 July 2019
note added: 'Please also note that blank ammunition and pyrotechnics can be potentially used 24/7 when red flags and/or lights are not hoisted. Members of the public are advised to note all signs and warnings before entering area'.
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23 July 2019
Added the firing times for August 2019.
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3 July 2019
Added the following firing times for July 2019: Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn training areas; Garelochead Range Control; Tain Air Weapons Range; Fort George Range Control; Binhill Range Control; Cape Wrath Training Centre; Blackdog Range Control; Kirkcudbright Range Control and Barry Buddon Training are.
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7 June 2019
Added the Scotland range firing times for June 2019.
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23 April 2019
Added Scotland range firing times May 2019 including Barry Buddon, Kirkcudbright, Garelochhead, Tain, Cape Wrath, Fort George, Binnhill, Blackdog, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn.
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26 March 2019
Added firing times for April 2019
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21 February 2019
Removed January firing times. Added March firing times for the following locations: Barry Buddon Training area, Binhill Range, Blackdog Range, Cape Wrath Training Centre, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn training areas, Fort George Range, Garelochead Range, Kirkcudbright Range, Tain Air Weapons Range and Scotland range firing times.
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28 January 2019
Added firing times for February 2019
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17 December 2018
Added firing times for January 2019.
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29 November 2018
Added: December Firing times for ranges in Scotland including Barry Buddon, Binnhill, Blackdog, Cape Wrath, Castlelaw Ranges, Fort George, Garelochhead, Kirkcudbright and Tain.
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24 October 2018
Added November Firing times for ranges in Scotland including Barry Buddon, Binnhill, Blackdog, Cape Wrath, Castlelaw Ranges, Fort George, Garelochhead, Kirkcudbright and Tain.
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26 September 2018
Added firing times for October 2018.
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28 August 2018
Added all Scotland firing times for September 2018.
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25 July 2018
Added Scotland firing times for August 2018.
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25 June 2018
Added Scotland firing times for July 2018.
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29 May 2018
Added Scotland firing times for June 2018.
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1 May 2018
Added the scotland firing times for May 2018.
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3 April 2018
Updated Blackdog range firing times for April 2018.
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28 March 2018
Added Scotland range firing times for April 2018.
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27 February 2018
Added all Scottish Range firing times for March 2018.
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31 January 2018
Added Scotland ranges firing times for February 2018.
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22 December 2017
Added January 2018 firing times.
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6 December 2017
Updated Kirkcudbright firing times following an amendment.
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29 November 2017
Added Scotland ranges firing times: December 2017.
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25 October 2017
Added Scotland firing times for November 2017.
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25 September 2017
Added firing times for Scotland ranges October 2017.
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24 August 2017
Added firing times for Scotland ranges September 2017.
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20 July 2017
Added Scotland firing times for August 2017.
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22 June 2017
Added firing times for July 2017.
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26 May 2017
Added firing times for June 2017.
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21 April 2017
Added May firing times
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29 March 2017
Added firing times for April.
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7 March 2017
Added March firing times.
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27 January 2017
Added February 2017 firing times.
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16 December 2016
Added: Scotland ranges firing times January 2017
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28 November 2016
Added firing times for December 2016
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28 October 2016
Added firing times for November 2016
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28 September 2016
Added October 2016 firing notices in 2 file formats CSV and PDF.
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19 August 2016
First published.