Cold War bunkers for sale in Scotland

Highland castles and Edinburgh townhouses may soon have a new rival for the last word in property chic. Estate agents are hoping to sell cold war nuclear bunkers, complete with their own radiation filters and Geiger counters, to Scotland’s aspiring homeowners.

Seven underground bunkers, built by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the late 1940s as observation posts in the event of a nuclear attack, are being put on the market for up to £5,000 each. The bunkers . . . come with a plot of land of up to a quarter of acre. They are 12ft below ground and some come equipped with bunk beds, table and chairs, air conditioning, and special filters originally designed to prevent harmful radioactive particles entering the bunker. The shelters, roughly the size of a small caravan, were built on hilltops and command spectacular views across the Scottish countryside.

Interest has been so strong it is thought the bunkers could sell for up to four times the asking price. Last month, a similar building in Louth, near Lincoln, sold for £22,000 and another in the Lake District was snapped up for £15,000.

Posted by David on July 6, 2003 10:11 PM