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Interesting news · 26 July 2025
WWII‑era Bunker Museum Opens in Inverness
Inverness · from behind-the-radar.co.uk
Photograph · behind-the-radar.co.uk
A previously secret RAF radar filter bunker at Raigmore, Inverness, is now open to the public as a museum called Behind the Radar. Built in the 1940s to process Chain Home radar signals, the bunker served through WWII, the Cold War, and for council emergency planning until the late 2010s.
Visitors can now explore the restored filter room, walk past original blast doors and ventilation systems, and see original RAF artefacts dating to 1941. Guided tours tell the stories of wartime radar interception, Cold War preparedness and local emergency services.
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