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RM Stonehouse

Stonehouse Barracks, or RM Stonehouse, is a military installation at . It is the home of the UK Commando Force and referred to by commandos as 'the spiritual home of the Royal Marines'.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: military installation at Stonehouse, Plymouth in the UK
  • Also known as: “Stonehouse Barracks”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace Theatre and Eddystone Light.

Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The is a disused theatre in Union Street, Plymouth, in south west England. It opened in 1898 as a music hall but was damaged by fire only three months after opening, and was re-opened in 1899 as the New of Varieties. is situated 2,200 feet northeast of RM Stonehouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable . A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. is situated 3,900 feet east of RM Stonehouse.

Water park
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of in southwest . It is sited beside and is overlooked by and . The lido opens in the summer months between May and September. is situated 3,800 feet east of RM Stonehouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonehouse and Drake’s Island.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day , in the ceremonial county of , England. was a village that is within the current in Cornwall.

Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in , the stretch of water south of the city of , Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, referred to locally as the Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of , . The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of , , and across the to in .

RM Stonehouse

Latitude
50.36425° or 50° 21′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.15864° or 4° 9′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9R7R+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97085932
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q19509614
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Satellite Map

Discover RM Stonehouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“RM Stonehouse” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “RM Stonehouse”. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.