DM Glen Douglas
| DM Glen Douglas | |
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| Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | |
RFA Fort Austin at the Glenmallan jetty
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| Coordinates | 56°09′36″N 4°46′16″W / 56.159901°N 4.771220°W |
| Type | Defence Munitions centres (DM) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Controlled by | Joint Supply Chain Services (JSCS) |
DM Glen Douglas is a NATO defence munitions depot in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, built between 1962 and 1966. As of 1989, it served NATO as a pre-positioned wartime ammunition depot, storing around 40,000 tons of missiles, depth charges, and conventional shells. It is now used only by the UK. The depot lies in Glen Douglas, a six-mile (10 km) glen through which the Douglas Water flows east to Loch Lomond. The depot itself is near the glen's head, less than a mile from Loch Long. Arrochar is the nearest village.
The depot covers almost 650 acres (2.6 km2) and contains 56 magazines built into a hillside. It is connected to the rail network via a short spur from the West Highland Line. In the 1970s, a jetty was built at Glen Mallan on Loch Long, linked to the depot via an MoD road through Glen Culanach.
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