A cold war nuclear bunker in the remote Scottish countryside is on the market for £20,000.

John Letham, 54, bought the bunker in Traquair in the Scottish Borders "on a whim" in 2003 and had hoped to convert it into a holiday home.

The bunker, built in 1962, comes with 2500 square foot of land.

The art and antiques dealer has relocated to the Philippines so has placed the bunker up for sale.

John said: "I'm selling it as I no longer live in the UK and hope someone else will be able to enjoy its location.

"I had many plans for the bunker but due to other commitments wasn't able to realise them. I purchased it in 2003 on a whim as I just loved the location.

"It had been put on the market by a telecoms company who had intended to put a mobile phone mast there but had then found it surplus to requirements."

The picturesque site is a former Royal Observer Corps (ROC) monitoring post.

During the Cold War the corps was responsible for recording the radioactive fallout in the event of a nuclear blast.

Following the end of the Cold War, the nuclear threat diminished and the bunkers became redundant.

The bunker, surrounded by open farmland, can only be accessed by climbing down a steel ladder in the access shaft.

The site comprises of two rooms - the main room which was the communication centre, sleeping and living area, and the toilet.

There is also a small area at the bottom of the entrance shaft which would have been used for decontamination in the event of an attack.

There remains some of the original fittings and items in the bunker including a bucket toilet, a map showing other bunkers in the area, fitted furniture, and some teapots.