Museums · Central Scotland
Scotland's Secret Bunker
Scotland's Secret Bunker — underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Scotland's Secret Bunker is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1953. Part of ROTOR. Wikidata describes it as: "underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum". Coordinates: 56.2705°, -2.6985°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Scotland's Secret Bunker is a nuclear bunker turned into a Cold War museum.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The nuclear bunker was built in 1952 with the original purpose of being a Royal Air Force radar station as part of the ROTOR system, it was officially named RAF Troywood. In the 1960s, it was transferred to the Civil Defence Corps. The facility had a cinema, broadcasting capabilities, telephone switchboard, In 1993, it was decommissioned, and became a Cold War museum. In 2004, a man broke into the facility using a JCB digger. He sealed himself inside the bunker, leading to stand-off between him and armed police officers. This ended after 3 days, after which the man was committed to psychiatric care.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.2705, -2.6985
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY10 3LE
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1953
- Opening
- Feb 01-Oct 31 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- secretbunker.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q122199177 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scotland's Secret Bunker (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Scotland's Secret Bunker (30133329717).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scotland's Secret Bunker?
- Scotland's Secret Bunker is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY10 3LE).
- When was Scotland's Secret Bunker built?
- Built or established in 1953.
- How do I get to Scotland's Secret Bunker?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY10 3LE. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.