Scotland's Secret Bunker


Scotland's Secret Bunker is a nuclear bunker turned into a Cold War museum.
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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.