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Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Acids Section, Nitric Acid Still House Area, Buildings
Building(S) (First World War)
Site Name Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Acids Section, Nitric Acid Still House Area, Buildings
Classification Building(S) (First World War)
Canmore ID 375192
Site Number NY26SW 38.52
NGR NY 24928 64961
NGR Description centred NY 24928 64961
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/375192
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dornock
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Field Visit (11 May 2022)
Canmore ID 375192
NY26SW 38.52
NY 24928 64961 centred
Nothing is now visible of two buildings situated in dense deciduous scrub woodland about 25m ESE of Retort House South (NY26SW 38.12).
Both buildings are shown on the plan given within a Ministry of Munitions of War report (MMW 1919, plan) held in the National Archives, Kew, outlining the processes involved in the manufacture of the cordite propellant during the First World War at H.M. Factory, Gretna (Site 3, Eastriggs).They were situated adjacent to one another. The larger of the pair (NY 24923 64963) was rectangular on plan and measured about 9m from WNW to ESE by 4m transversely, while its smaller companion to its ESE (NY 24931 64959) measured about 2m square. Their function is unknown.
These buildings formed part of Lot 507, which was offered for sale by auction on 22-25 July 1924 (H.M. Treasury 1924, 101), when the lot was bought by Messrs James Jackson & Co Ltd, St Vincent Street, Glasgow (Carlisle City Archives, DX 2040/3).
Visited by HES Heritage Recording (MMD and ATW), 11 May 2022
