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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dave Higgens

Lost nuclear bunker from Cold War era discovered beneath medieval castle

A lost Cold War lookout post on the grounds of Scarborough Castle - (Jim Holden/English Heritage)

A Cold War-era concrete bunker, once a secret outpost of Britain's nuclear defence, has been unearthed during an archaeological dig at Scarborough Castle.

The underground facility, built to house Royal Observer Corps (ROC) volunteers tasked with plotting nuclear bomb impacts across Britain, was discovered within the grounds of the historic North Yorkshire landmark.

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