Looking towards Burn Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Looking towards Burn Street by Debbie Turner as part of the Geograph project.
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Looking towards Burn Street
Image: © Debbie Turner Taken: 27 Jan 2008
Dalbeattie is known for the granite which was mined in this area. Just outside Dalbeattie was an extremely large munitions factory, which made explosives up until 1945 - employing 2000 women and 200 men. After it ceased to produce explosives it became a Royal Navy Armaments depot up until 1960.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.931725
Longitude
-3.82095