Powfoot, Nitrocellulose Factory
Explosives Factory (20th Century)
Site Name Powfoot, Nitrocellulose Factory
Classification Explosives Factory (20th Century)
Canmore ID 131560
Site Number NY16NE 58.02
NGR NY 1595 6583
NGR Description Centred on NY 1595 6583
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131560
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Annan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY16NE 58.02 1595 6583
Aerial photographs have recorded the W side of the Powfoot Nitrocellulose factory (RCAHMSAP 1994). The Powfoot Factory, situated approximately 1km SW of Annan town (NY16NE 39), was built by the War Office in c.1940. The W side concentrated on the manufacture of nitrocellulose based propellant, until the factory's closure in 1992.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO, JH) 14 July 1998.
