The odd side of United Kingdom.

Evidence-backed unusual places in United Kingdom, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

TIDAL ISLAND · Expanded physical oddities

Sibhinis

United Kingdom

tidal island of the Monach Islands, lying between Ceann Iar and Ceann Ear

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Flodaigh

United Kingdom

a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Ceann Iar

United Kingdom

tidal island in the Monach Isles, to the west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides

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Ceann Ear

United Kingdom

largest island in the Monach or Heisgeir group off North Uist in north west Scotland

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Calve Island

United Kingdom

uninhabited island on the east coast of the Isle of Mull in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland

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Erraid

United Kingdom

tidal island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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Stromay

United Kingdom

tidal island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland, UK

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Ynys Lochtyn

United Kingdom

tidal island on the coast of Cardigan Bay, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

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Ynys Feurig

United Kingdom

three islands and a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales

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Cribinau

United Kingdom

small tidal island off the south west coast of the isle of Anglesey in Wales between Porth China and Porth Cwyfan

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Ynys Gifftan

United Kingdom

tidal island near the south east shore of Traeth Bach, the Dwyryd estuary near Portmeirion in Gwynedd, north Wales

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Ynys Gwelltog

United Kingdom

island in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Hestan Island

United Kingdom

island in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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Seana Bhaile

United Kingdom

tidal island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, south of North Uist and north of Grimsay

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Grimsay

United Kingdom

tidal island of the Outer Hebrides, southeast of Benbecula

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Oronsay

United Kingdom

tidal island in Loch Bracadale, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Bernera Island

United Kingdom

tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland

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Dova Haw

United Kingdom

small tidal island off the coast of Cumbria, England

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Eileanan Chearabhaigh

United Kingdom

group of small uninhabited tidal islands off the south east coast of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland

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Eriska

United Kingdom

flat tidal island at the entrance to Loch Creran on the west coast of Scotland

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Headin Haw

United Kingdom

small tidal island off the coast of Cumbria, England

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Mistley Anti-Aircraft Operations Room

United Kingdom

architectural structure in Mistley, Tendring, Essex, England, UK

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Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room

United Kingdom

architectural structure in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

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Exeter Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Devon, England, UK

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Gravesend Cold War Bunker

United Kingdom

Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK

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Barnton Quarry

United Kingdom

disused stone quarry in Scotland, formerly containing a Regional Seat of Government nuclear bunker

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Crownhill Fort

United Kingdom

Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in England

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Drakelow Tunnels

United Kingdom

underground military complex in Worcestershire, UK

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Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

United Kingdom

former government-owned nuclear bunker in England

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Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

United Kingdom

ROTOR air defence control bunker converted to a Regional Seat of Government

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The Avionics Building

United Kingdom

bunker at RAF Alconbury, in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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Oxgate Admiralty Citadel

United Kingdom

military bunker in north London, England; now privately owned

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Paddock

United Kingdom

alternative Cabinet War Room bunker for Winston Churchill

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RAF Rudloe Manor

United Kingdom

former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England

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Region 6 War Room

United Kingdom

nuclear bunker in Earley, Berkshire, England, UK

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York Cold War Bunker

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Yorkshire, England, UK

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Stoughton Barracks

United Kingdom

barracks in Guildford, Guildford, England, UK

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Solihull Borough Emergency Centre

United Kingdom

civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK

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West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker

United Kingdom

civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK

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Upminster Report Centre

United Kingdom

WW2 civil defence centre in Upminster, London, England, UK

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Lippitts Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room

United Kingdom

architectural structure in Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK

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RAF Shipton

United Kingdom

former Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

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King William Street tube station

United Kingdom

former C&SLR Station in Central London; the First Deep Level Tube Station

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Stockport Air Raid Shelters

United Kingdom

underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport in England

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33 East Port, Dunfermline

United Kingdom

air-raid shelter in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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Edinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquarters

United Kingdom

architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Clapham South deep level shelter

United Kingdom

Deep shelter under Clapham South tube station

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Hackney Air Raid Precaution Centre

United Kingdom

air-raid shelter in Hackney, London, England, UK

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Broomhill Library

United Kingdom

public library in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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St Leonard's Court

United Kingdom

four-storey block of flats in East Sheen, London

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St Leonard's Court Air Raid Shelter

United Kingdom

air-raid shelter in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK

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battle headquarters 200m NE of Aerial View

United Kingdom

architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

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Former First World War Air Raid Shelter

United Kingdom

air raid shelter in Melton, Suffolk, England, UK

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Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness

United Kingdom

air-raid shelter in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

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Boys' Air Raid Shelter at St John’s Primary School, Redhill

United Kingdom

air raid shelter in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK

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Eastern air raid shelter at Carrow Works

United Kingdom

air raid shelter in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

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Ramsgate Tunnels

United Kingdom

railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK

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One Tree Hill Air Raid Shelter

United Kingdom

WW2 civilian air raid shelter in Greenwich Park, London

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Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter

United Kingdom

underground factory and air-raid shelter in Rochester, Kent, UK

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Wymering Air-Raid Shelter

United Kingdom

air-raid shelter in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

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Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk

United Kingdom

air-raid shelter in Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland

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Keighley Air Raid Shelter

United Kingdom

WW2 air raid shelter in High Street Roundabout, Keighley

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Rochester Shorts Brothers Tunnels

United Kingdom

WWII underground factory and public air-raid shelter carved into the chalk cliff behind the Short Brothers seaplane works in Rochester, Kent, England

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Scotland's Secret Bunker

United Kingdom

underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum

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Brassington ROC Post

United Kingdom

architectural structure in Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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Horsham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in West Sussex

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Oxford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Oxfordshire

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Bedford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Bedfordshire

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Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Warwickshire, England, UK

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Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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Carmarthen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in South Wales

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Lincoln Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Lincolnshire

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Shrewsbury Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Shropshire

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Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in North Wales

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Preston Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Lancashire

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Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in County Durham

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Aberdeen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Aberdeenshire

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Inverness Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in the Highlands of Scotland

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Belfast Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

United Kingdom

British Cold War command centre in Northern Island

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ROF Brackla

United Kingdom

armaments factory and bunker in Bridgend, Wales

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