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Offbeat Attractions, Quirky Curiosities, Hidden Gems, Abandoned Places

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Secret Scotland – the book

A collection of 50 offbeat attractions, quirky curiosities and hidden gems, the kind of places you will find here on…

book, travel guide

Ghostly Tracks of Abandoned Military Railway

The ghostly tracks of an old railway built to serve a naval armaments and supply depot remain in place on…

abandoned, fife, military, railway, war

Abandoned Boats

These images show just a few of the abandoned boats hauled out of the water at Charlestown Harbour, in Fife.…

abandoned, boats, fife, harbour, River Forth

Walk to Blackwater Dam

Follow the tumultuous River Leven upstream to the source of industrial power, the mighty Blackwater Dam. Kinlochleven owes its existence…

aluminium, dam, hydro, industry, river, walk, West Highlands

Visit the Site of Scotland’s Last Fatal Duel

Two centuries ago, on August 23, 1826, in the cold light of dawn, two men faced each other across a…

cairn, duel, fife, forest, guns, memorial, walk

Arbroath’s Mini Lighthouse

This is Arbroath’s ‘mini lighthouse’, an historic beacon that once guided seafarers safely around the coast at Whitehill, near Vatsetter,…

angus, Arbroath, Bell Rock, lighthouse, minor light, Shetland

Exploring Abandoned Dunalastair House

Dunalastair House is an abandoned 19th-century baronial mansion located in rural Perthshire, 18 miles west of Pitlochry, in the valley…

abandoned, castle, Kinloch Rannoch, mansion, perthshire, ruin, school, urbex, war

Moving House

This is the unique story of an historic Scottish mansion that was uprooted from its foundations and moved 9000 miles…

abandoned, Clyde Valley, Lanarkshire, mansions

John Souter Memorial Stone

High on Moulin Moor, by the rural road running between Pitlochry and Kirkmichael, there stands a simple memorial to a…

farming, memorial, perthshire

Exploring the Airlie Monument in Angus

Airlie Monument is a prominent Angus landmark, visible from miles around. Erected in 1901 in memory of the 9th Earl of…

angus, castle, hiking, memorial, monument, nature, photography, tower, walk, woodland

Vintage Cola Ad Uncovered in Dundee Street Restored

An historic hand-painted advertisement for a local Cola brand has been revealed during work in Dundee’s Stobswell neighbourhood. The striking…

abandoned, Dundee, ghost sign, industrial history

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