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bobblehead

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Always wanted to visit this place - The Northern most Cold War site in the UK

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Top site with radome base; middle site with R10 'bunker' and lower site with R101 bunker.

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Top site is still MoD maintained but middle and lower sites were sold off a few years ago. Note how the covered walkway has been split off so that there is no access between top and middle anymore.

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R101 bunker

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R10 bunker in foreground with green Admiralty building to rear.

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I took a walk up the (very steep) hill

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Great views

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Old radome base at top site

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The North Base Cafe & Museum at the domestic site.

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Old Guard house

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Gym and Cinema (I think)

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Old HQ

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Some of the old domestic buildings are now the Saxa Vord Resort (complete with pillbox)

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Some have yet to be refurbed.
 
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Fantastic stuff bobblehead, I'm not sure I've seen this site before so thanks for sharing.
 
Nice one I enjoyed having a look through these.
 
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