Anstruther nuclear bunker

underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum

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1953 Scotland's Secret Bunker, RAF Anstruther, Troy Wood  site, bunker, museum, ROTOR, Regional Seats of Government, United Kingdom

• Google Maps entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland listing^@
• Mapping Museums listing^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@
• Subterranea 37 article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 56.270555, -2.698429, ///relocated.weeded.orchids, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1010-02-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Barry

1546-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of St Andrews Castle

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Bedford RL - geograph.org.uk - 825128

Civil Defence Corps Operations Room - geograph.org.uk - 952180

Entrance to Scotland's Secret Bunker - geograph.org.uk - 102940

Left of Main Control Room - geograph.org.uk - 952136

Road to the bunker - geograph.org.uk - 586157

Scotland's Secret Bunker - geograph.org.uk - 68083

The Abbot Self Propelled Artillery Field Gun - geograph.org.uk - 952070

The Bunker Farmhouse - geograph.org.uk - 952062

The Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle - geograph.org.uk - 952076

The Secret Bunker - geograph.org.uk - 565602

Troy Wood bunker - geograph.org.uk - 825096

Underground Ops Room - geograph.org.uk - 952083

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland listing@			Wikidata
link		Mapping Museums listing@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 37 article@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
conflict	1010	Battle of Barry	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1546	Siege of St Andrews Castle	siege		Wikidata
vessel	1824	HMS Unicorn	fifth-rate frigate, museum ship, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Balgonie Castle, artillery fortification	artillery battery		Wikidata
bunker	1953	Anstruther nuclear bunker	bunker, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Ardross Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Balgonie Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1490	Broughty Castle	castle, local authority museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Claypotts Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Crail Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Creich Castle	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dirleton Castle	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dudhope Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Dundee Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, observation post		Wikidata
castle		Fenton Tower	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1360	Kellie Castle	castle, château, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Scotstarvit Tower	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1200	St Andrews Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2008	Bedford RL - geograph.org.uk - 825128			Wikimedia
image	2008	Civil Defence Corps Operations Room - geograph.org.uk - 952180			Wikimedia
image	2006	Entrance to Scotland's Secret Bunker - geograph.org.uk - 102940			Wikimedia
image	2008	Left of Main Control Room - geograph.org.uk - 952136			Wikimedia
image	2005	Road to the bunker - geograph.org.uk - 586157			Wikimedia
image	2001	Scotland's Secret Bunker - geograph.org.uk - 68083			Wikimedia
image	2008	The Abbot Self Propelled Artillery Field Gun - geograph.org.uk - 952070			Wikimedia
image	2008	The Bunker Farmhouse - geograph.org.uk - 952062			Wikimedia
image	2008	The Fox Reconnaissance Vehicle - geograph.org.uk - 952076			Wikimedia
image	2007	The Secret Bunker - geograph.org.uk - 565602			Wikimedia
image	2008	Troy Wood bunker - geograph.org.uk - 825096			Wikimedia
image	2008	Underground Ops Room - geograph.org.uk - 952083			Wikimedia