Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Guardhouses
Guardhouse(S) (First World War)
Site Name Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Guardhouses
Classification Guardhouse(S) (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Hm Factory Gretna Site 3
Canmore ID 375197
Site Number NY26NW 46.39
NGR NY 27727 64649
NGR Description centred NY 27727 64649
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/375197
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dornock
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Field Visit (22 May 2022)
Canmore ID 375197
NY26NW 46.39
NY 27727 64649
Nothing is now visible of four guardhouses (NY 27727 64649, NY 27127 64252, NY 26207 64050, NY 25678 64470) that were located along the Solway coast about 5m S of the Security Fencing (NY26NW 46.20) that surrounded HM Factory Gretna (Site 3) during the First World War.
An undated plan (SUPP 10-39) held by the National archives at Kew, identifies these with the letters ‘G.H.’, explained in the key as a Guard House. They were rectangular on plan and measured about 8m by 5m transversely. What may be a fifth guardhouse (NY 24511 64847), which is not identified as such on the plan and appears to be double in size, is also faintly visible on a contemporary official ground-based photograph (MUN 5-297 pt5, 717) taken after construction and also held at Kew.
Visited by HES Heritage Recording (MMD and ATW), 22 May 2022.
