Tomatin Royal Observation Corps (ROC) Post Historic Building Recording
Date 22 March 2022
Event ID 1173825
Category Recording
Type Standing Building Recording
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1173825
AOC Archaeology Ltd undertook a programme of archaeological mitigation on behalf of Transport Scotland ahead of the Tomatin to Moy section of the A9 Dualling Programme.
An historic building survey was undertaken of the Tomatin Royal Observation Corps (ROC) Post (P12-CH7), a Cold War bunker. The Tomatin ROC post is located at NGR 279815 829924, to the north of the settlement of Tomatin, near the southern end of the proposed A9 Dualling Tomatin to Moy scheme. The area in which the site is located is approached by a set of concrete steps up a steep bank to the west of the site. The surrounding land is mainly unmanaged grassland, with areas of open woodland on either side.
The Tomatin ROC Post is a typical example of its type, built during the height of the Cold War. This example, completed in 1963, and the other 1,562 like it, were all built to the same specification and included identical fittings throughout, although some elements were updated throughout the 1960s – 1980s.
From: AOC Archaeology AOC-CFA JV 70634.
