2016

NS4959 : Barrhead ROC Bunker: FSM Mount

taken 8 years ago, near to Gateside, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barrhead ROC Bunker: FSM Mount
Barrhead ROC Bunker: FSM Mount
For context, and for more information, see NS4959 : Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post, Barrhead. In that view, this small structure is amongst the tall vegetation on the left, in front of NS4959 : Barrhead ROC Bunker: Second ventilation shaft.

This is the FSM Mount (or FSM tube). It supported the Fixed Survey Meter, an instrument that measured ionising radiation (from fallout); wires from the instrument led down through this tube to the underground ROC post.
Barrhead ROC Bunker

For a detailed description of these Cold War relics, see the following two shared descriptions, which were written by other contributors: Link and Link

The ROC monitoring post here at Barrhead was a master post. It is set on an east-facing slope at the edge of the Fereneze Hills, and it is less than 200 metres from Barrhead's Hillside Road, which is at the foot of the slope. From the post's location there is an unobstructed view from NNE, through E, to S.


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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Defence, Military Primary Subject: Military Relic Image Buckets ?: Closeup other tags: Royal Observer Corps Fereneze Braes Path Network Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · FSM Mount [2] Other Photos: · Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post, Barrhead · Barrhead ROC Bunker: Second ventilation shaft ·
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NS4959, 123 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 2 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 May, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4930 5931 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:48.2096N 4:24.3531W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4930 5931
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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