What is recorded here
Castle Road in Dumbarton marked the Blackburn Aircraft Works, a twentieth-century industrial site where human labour shaped metal for the sky. The exact boundary remains unclear, but the road itself still carries the weight of that busy, dangerous purpose.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumbarton, Castle Road, Blackburn Aircraft Works as Works (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Blackburn Aircraft Works in Dumbarton was built by the Blackburn and General Aircraft Company in the early 20th century and played a significant role in Scottish aircraft production during World War II. It is remembered for its contribution to the war effort and the development of aviation industry in Scotland.
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