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Calderglen, Torrance House, Gun Operations Room
Operations Block (20th Century)
Site Name Calderglen, Torrance House, Gun Operations Room
Classification Operations Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Clyde Aa Defences; Calderglen Country Park
Canmore ID 186352
Site Number NS65SE 15
NGR NS 6533 5257
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/186352
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish East Kilbride (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District East Kilbride
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS65SE 15 6533 5257
This post-war Gun Operations Room is situated within Calderglen Country Park a 100m SW of Torrance House. A large two-storey concrete building with one level below ground. In addition there is a radio mast, guard room and the perimeter fence still extant.
This Gun Operations Room (GOR) built around the 1950s and later used as a regional Seat of Government. More recently it has been used as a store for the Country Park.
J Guy 2001; NMRS MS 810/11, Part 3, 231-2; Vol.2 (appendix), 24
