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East Kilbride, Birniehill, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Western Zone War Room
Operations Block (20th Century)
Site Name East Kilbride, Birniehill, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Western Zone War Room
Classification Operations Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Rankine Avenue; The Scottish Western Zone Regional War Room; East Kilbride Technology Park
Canmore ID 251384
Site Number NS65SW 160
NGR NS 64210 53395
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/251384
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish East Kilbride (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District East Kilbride
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS65SW 160 64210 53395
Scheduled as 'Regional War Room, 130m NW of Rankine Avenue, East Kilbride... the Scottish Western Zone Regional War Room'. This Cold War defensive and administrative bunker, of mass concrete construction, is now within the East Kilbride Technology Park. The bunker survives largely intact complete with its original layout of administrative and domestic rooms, together with the ventialtion plant. The monument stands entirely above ground.'
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 15 March 2004.
