The military built this site as an Anti-Aircraft Operations Room (AAOR) in the early 1950s. The reinforced concrete structure was part of the Cold War strategic defence network in Scotland.
The building received radar data from the Sector Operations Centre, relaying it to gun sites that safeguarded the east coast of the Lowlands.
Advancements in radar and missile technology made the system redundant only a few years after it opened.
The structure consists of a square, two-storey reinforced concrete shell. It lacks external windows to increase protection against attack and improve security. Steel blast doors secure the ground floor entrances on the east and west sides. Concrete blast walls provide extra protection for these doorways.
The interior contains a double-height central plotting area with an upper-level balcony. Narrow concrete corridors surround this central room. They lead to smaller operations and service rooms.
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