HM Factory, Gretna Green

Name: HM Factory
Address: Gretna Green, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Gretna Green

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H.M. Factory, Gretna was the United Kingdom's largest cordite factory in World War I. The government-owned facility was adjacent to the Solway Firth, near Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway. It was built by the Ministry of Munitions in response to the Shell Crisis of 1915. The capital cost was £9,184,000 and it covered 9000 acres. The cost of working it from September 1916 to September 1918 was £12,769,000, during which time it produced cordite valued at £15,000,000, though it was claimed that without it the cordite would have had to be imported from the USA at a cost of £23,600,000. ()

Coordinates: 55°0'43"N, 2°59'32"W

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Gretna Green United Kingdom

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HM Factory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Raydale Park, Lochmaben Stone, Scaleby Castle, Star of Caledonia.

3.4 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Raydale Park, Gretna Green
88 min walk • Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.
3.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Lochmaben Stone, Gretna Green
100 min walk • The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney in Dumfries & Galloway in Scotland. The area is also known as Stormont.
6.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Scaleby Castle, Hadrian's Wall
168 min walk • Scaleby Castle is in the village of Scaleby, Cumbria, England. The castle was originally built in the early 14th century, and extended in the 15th century to form a substantial fortification.
2.7 miW
Monuments and statues
Star of Caledonia, Gretna
68 min walk • The Star of Caledonia, also called the Gretna Landmark, is a planned sculpture designed by Cecil Balmond, Charles Jencks and Andy Goldsworthy. It is to be located near Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, close to the England-Scotland border. The sculpture was approved on 27 February 2013.
7.5 miSE
Area
Milecastle 61, Hadrian's Wall
192 min walk • Milecastle 61 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Liddel Strength
99 min walk • Liddel Strength is an ancient monument near Carwinley, Cumbria, in northwest England. It consists of the earthwork remains of an Anglo-Norman border fortification destroyed by the Scots in 1346 and fragmentary remains of a pele tower subsequently built upon the site.
7.1 miSE
Area
Milecastle 62, Hadrian's Wall
182 min walk • Milecastle 62 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.