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Jimmy K
June 18, 2012, 8:01pm Report to Moderator Report to Moderator

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Managed to get some snaps of the state of these 2  sites just outside Comrie in Perthshire. Both are located on a former army camp, owned now by the Comrie Development Trust. It was one 'chuckin it doon' day! Any other latest info appreciated.

Getting a bit overgrown..


Someone has fabricated a strong stainless steel hatch (locked). I wonder who 'The dark Morris is'? Maybe someone has bought the Post.


A surviving external Junction Box. From what I can find, it's either the PO (BT) connection or a joint box for the nuclear flash detector wiring.


The above-ground level of the RGHQ. Grass needs some attention! Last I have on this is interest from a digital media storage company. Doesn't look as if there has been any development since earlier Sub-Brit vists.


The main pedestrian entrance.


Air handling intake/extract block and communication mast.


The building MV/LV transformer (Live!). Vaguely noted as 'bunker' by SSE.
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June 18, 2012, 9:07pm Report to Moderator Report to Moderator

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Nice collection.

This was one of 'Technical Failures' in our days of visiting such places, still being in official hands at the time, and in use for training. Made it to the gates of the site, but not inside.

The terminal block is extremely non-standard. and we've seen nothing like on any of the 200 posts we've visited.

It's not classed as a Master Post, which would have had and additional connector system referred to as a 'Dome', for the wiring to an extending mast that would have been clamped to the vent. These are very distinctive and easy to spot - and the posts are also covered with fairly heavy earth strapping, similarly obvious and easy to spot.

At a guess, it was probably something added to allow direct communication between the post and the adjacent bunker.

The normal GPO (or latterly BT) comms wiring would have been run underground, straight into the post.

Some posts had overhead lines, but most show no evidence of the line at all, other than inside. But sometimes it has been ripped up near the surface, after they were stood down.

Interesting additional cover, possibly as you say from a new owner as the post was to be put on the market in 2011, but no further info. Although it was noted that the original locks etc were in place.

Thanks... and welcome
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Russell W. Barnes
June 19, 2012, 7:27am Report to Moderator Report to Moderator

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Maybe the wiring was inadvertently cut short, and looped in to a box to make good?

The nuclear flash-meter wasn't electrically operated.  It was a cylinder with a bit of film inside exposed accordingly to the direction of blast.
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Robert
June 19, 2012, 9:09am Report to Moderator Report to Moderator
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Good photos there mate, keep them coming.
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