Giffen Factory
Explosives Manufacturing Site (20th Century) (1941)-(1943)
Site Name Giffen Factory
Classification Explosives Manufacturing Site (20th Century) (1941)-(1943)
Canmore ID 379355
Site Number NS35SE 113
NGR NS 360 505
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/379355
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Beith (Cunninghame)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
Note (31 July 2024)
The factory set up by July 1941 made the Spigot Mortar anti-tank bomb. Site closed down 17th January 1943.
MS8270/15
Information from HES, Heritage Research Service (Miriam McDonald), 31 July 2024
