Dornock and Eastriggs from the air
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Dornock and Eastriggs from the air
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 7 Aug 2017
Dornock is nearer the camera, the Solway Firth is on the right. Eastriggs was created during WWI by the Ministry of Munitions who created a new cordite factory on what was until then a greenfield site. Officially known as H.M. Factory Gretna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Factory,_Gretna , it spread over a 12 mile site stretching east from Dornock through Gretna to Longtown, Cumbria.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.982642
Longitude
-3.202849