Powfoot, Nitrocellulose Factory
Explosives Factory (20th Century)
Site Name Powfoot, Nitrocellulose Factory
Classification Explosives Factory (20th Century)
Canmore ID 131561
Site Number NY16NE 58.03
NGR NY 1665 6575
NGR Description Centred on NY 1665 6575
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131561
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Annan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY16NE 58.03 1665 6575
The E side of the Powfoot Nitrocellulose Factory has been recorded by aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1994). Closed in the 1950's, this site manufactured TNT for the War Office.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO, JH) 14 July 1998.
