Scotland's Secret Bunker

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what

hides

within

the

secret

bunker?

S c o t l a n d ’s S e c r e t B u n k e r o f f e r s u n r i v a l l e d a c c e s s t o o v e r 4 0 y e a r s o f C o l d Wa r h i s t o r y. Yo u r s t u d e n t s w i l l e x p e r i e n c e a n i m m e r s i v e a n d i n f o r m a t i v e j o u r n e y f r o m t h e e a r l y 1 9 5 0 ’s w h e n the Bunker was used as an RAF plotting station through the height of the Cold War and nuclear crisis to its final closure. 2 cinema rooms- showing genuine footage taken during the Cold War (including how to create a nuclear shelter!) Central Government & Nuclear operations Room- Where senior ministers would have made major decisions including a direct telephone link to Whitehall. Radar rooms- Used to record interceptions of Soviet incursions into our air space. BBC Broadcast Studio- Where emergency broadcasts would have been issued after all other TV channels had went “off air”. Staff dormitories- Where the 300 personnel would have slept in shifts known as the “Hot Beds” principle. Hands on exhibitions and an opportunity to try on the uniforms.

the

history

F o r 4 0 Ye a r s S c o t l a n d K e p t A S e c re t Scotlands Secret Bunker was built in 1951 and removed from the Official Secrets Register in 1993, when it was the s o l d t o c u r r e n t o w n e r, J a m e s M i t c h e l l . A s S c o t l a n d ’s o n l y re p re s e n t a t i o n o f t h e C o l d Wa r, t h e S e c re t B u n k e r h o l d s considerable historic value and plays an important role in the education of the population.

As you enter this amazing underground l down the 150 meters of the tunnel, from f a r m h o u s e t o t h e b u n k e r, c o n s i d e r f o r a that would be played out behind the her three tons of blast proof doors.

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