Area Programmes

Mackintosh Road, Inverness,  IV2 3TX

In 1941an underground bunker was built for the RAF.  Its purpose was top secret.  Unknown to the pilots of enemy aircraft – through the technology of radar – their movements were being plotted beneath this unassuming hillside.  Today, and still as little known, the bunker is used as the Highland Council’s Emergency Centre.

 

Building Date: 1941

The photo shows the Operations Room – as it was during WWII – being manned by WAAF personnel. The airwomen at the table are plotting the positions of enemy raiders and of our own aircraft. On the first floor ‘gallery’ are the RAF Control Officer and his assistant.