Carsegowan Moss WW2 Factory
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Carsegowan Moss WW2 Factory
Image: © Chris Newman Taken: 14 Mar 2007
ICI Nobel built an explosives factory here in WW2 producing gunpowder; it closed in 1945-6 but many buildings remain. A branch railway led off the Wigtownshire Railway at Causewayhead into the site; traces of the staff platform can be seen under the tree lower branches.
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Image Location
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54.905899
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-4.455774