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Author: jamescarron

Our Lady of Sorrows, South Uist

In a rural island landscape where kirks and chapels tend to be pretty little low-key buildings, one church breaks with … More

church, Modernist, Outer Hebrides, South Uist

Was John Taylor Scotland’s oldest man… at 137

Perched above the tiny Scottish village of Leadhills is a cemetery. At first glance it is a perfectly ordinary rural … More

cemetery, grave, graves, Leadhills, memorial, mining, oldest man

The Enchanted Forest Garden… and its Nymphs

Searching Tentsmuir Forest, in Fife, for the remains of a wartime Polish Army Camp, I stumbled upon this enchanting, and … More

art, fife, forestry, garden, Ladies, Tentsmuir

Abandoned RAF Meteorological Station, Tayport

Established as RAF Shanwell during the second world war, this abandoned meteorological station located a short walk east from Lundin … More

abandoned, military, Tayport, Tentsmuir, urbex, weather station

Howffs in the Sidlaw Hills

A simple stone howff supported in part by a tree, this tiny refuge on Scotston Hill (NO 351405) probably dates … More

angus, hills, howff, Sidlaw Hills, walk

Abandoned Ski Hotel

Spittal of Glenshee has long been a sanctuary for weary wanderers. The Scots word ‘spittal’ describes a hospice or shelter … More

abandoned, Highland, hotel, ski, urbex

The Tay’s Pile Lighthouse

Gateway to the Firth of Tay, the Fife town of Tayport has a long maritime history stretching back to the … More

abandoned, lighthouse, River Tay

Polish Camp in the woods

Hidden away amongst the tall pines and rampant undergrowth of Tentsmuir Forest, in Fife, are the remains of a Polish … More

abandoned, coastal defences, fife, forest, military, war

Abandoned College

Affectionately known as the ‘Conshy’ due to its location on one of Dundee’s steepest streets – Constitution Road – the … More

abandoned, Brutalist architecture, college, Dundee, urbex

Dundee’s One o’clock Gun

Edinburgh Castle’s famous one o’clock gun is a popular tourist attraction, with lunchtime crowds gathering below the ramparts for the … More

cannon, castle, Dundee, military

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