Bunker used in war unearthed beneath farm

A secret Second World War bunker has been discovered on Orkney.

The control centre was unearthed on the site of a former military airport and base called Skeabrae, now a farm in the west of the islands.

The unexpected discovery was made by a team using a traditional dowsing method along with scanners to find artefacts from the time, reported a national broadcaster.

It is believed the base was used for communications - and would have become the airport’s main control hub in the event of an attack or invasion.

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