Birnie House; Nuclear Bunker
Bunker (20th Century)
Site Name Birnie House; Nuclear Bunker
Classification Bunker (20th Century)
Canmore ID 288305
Site Number NO24NE 112.02
NGR NO 2709 4828
NGR Description c. NO 2709 4828
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288305
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Alyth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO24NE 112.02 c. 2709 4828
Privately built nuclear defence bunker situated at the N end of the garden at Birnie Hill House (NO24NE 112.00).
Commissioned by the owner in 1973 during the Cold War, to protect the family at a cost of £35,000, the shelter is about 4m underground and is accessed by a hatch in the garden.
The underground room measures 3m x 3m which is reached from the hatch by a sloping stairwell. In addition the bunker is supplied with electricity, a fan for fresh air powered by a bicycle and a condenser to purify water.
Information from BBC News webpage and Strutt and Parker sales brochure, 27 April 2007
