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'''Crediton Vale''' was a [[Nuclear war|nuclear]] [[bunker]] and centre of regional [[government]] built around [[1950]] by the [[British government]]. The bunker was built into existing [[cave]]s, and its entrance was disguised as a [[bungalow]] on the surface. | '''Crediton Vale''' was a [[Nuclear war|nuclear]] [[bunker]] and centre of regional [[government]] built around [[1950]] by the [[British government]]. The bunker was built into existing [[cave]]s, and its entrance was disguised as a [[bungalow]] on the surface. | ||
When the [[Cold War]] ended the facility went out of use, and Crediton Vale became a [[Tourism|tourist attraction]]. The local council then decided to fill in the bunker and build some [[flat]]s on the surface. However, during this time they discovered that the bunker was built on top of many [[Roman Empire|ancient Roman]] artefacts. According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], a nearby Roman [[town]] fell in the [[ | When the [[Cold War]] ended the facility went out of use, and Crediton Vale became a [[Tourism|tourist attraction]]. The local council then decided to fill in the bunker and build some [[flat]]s on the surface. However, during this time they discovered that the bunker was built on top of many [[Roman Empire|ancient Roman]] artefacts. According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], a nearby Roman [[town]] fell in the [[revolt of Boudicca]], and the [[Briton]]s chucked the Romans' possessions into the nearby caves. In [[2007]], [[Frank Openshaw]] and some [[student]] volunteers began to [[Archaeology|excavate]] the site. Among the artefacts found at the Crediton Vale dig site were a [[turning spike]], Roman [[coin]]s, a [[pizza slice]], a [[mosaic]], and the [[casing]] of a long-dead [[Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I Am a Dalek (novel)|I Am A Dalek]]'') | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
