fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl fˈoːɹs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, ðə tˈaʊn, fɔːɹ ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ, wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə ðə fˈoːɹθ bɐtˈæliən, ðə kwˈiːnz ˈoʊn kˈæmɚɹən hˈaɪləndɚz.
Following the formation of the Territorial Force in 1908, the town, for recruiting, was granted to the 4th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.