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Dumfries, Heathhall Airfield, Munitions Store
Bomb Store (20th Century)
Site Name Dumfries, Heathhall Airfield, Munitions Store
Classification Bomb Store (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Raf Dumfries; Downs Moss
Canmore ID 280465
Site Number NY07NW 47.02
NGR NY 00788 78841
NGR Description NY 00788 78841, NY 00742 78779 and NY 00730 78822
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280465
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dumfries
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY07NW 47.02 00788 78841, 00742 78779 and 00730 78822
The bomb or munitions store is situated on the E side of Catherinefield Road on N part of Downs Moss. The surviving remains consist of a square building within earth blast walls and one further building which has had the earth walls removed. A further building, possibly for small arms ammunition is at NY 00730 78822 with a zig-zag blast wall. The remains are shown on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.
The area is visible on vertical air photographs (106G/UK 1314, 5011-5012, flown 27 March 1946 and RAF WW II mages (FNO 158, 6.5 and 6.12, flown 26 September 1942).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), April 2006
