The white-washed tiers of cottage flats that form what remains of the Ellengowan Drive housing estate in Dundee conceal some … More
Author: jamescarron
Polar bear at large in Dundee
Dundee’s proud maritime heritage brought frequent visitors to the city over the centuries and, in the years before television and … More
Lost Village of Rossie
A simple market cross is all that remains of the Perthshire village of Rossie, a once thriving Carse of Gowrie … More
Mansion Buried below a Bing
West Lothian country seat of the wealthy Steuart family, Westwood House, near West Calder, was an opulent Victorian mansion with … More
Lost Village of East Benhar
East Benhar Mine was a short-lived enterprise established in 1940 by Messrs Barr and Thorntonand abandoned 17 years later. It … More
Boarhills Bunker
The Boarhills Bunker – two wartime pillboxes linked by a short tunnel – offers a short subterranean adventure adjacent to … More
Forgotten Fairey in a Field
This forgotten Royal Navy Fairey Gannet sits abandoned in a field next to a former Second World War airfield in … More
Coastal notes
A coastal art installation erected by an unknown artist that struck a chord with walkers on the popular Arbroath cliff-top trail, … More
Tenement Death Tones
The distinctly different tones of these two tenements in Dundee’s Rosefield Street are a reminder of the dark days of … More
Clay Schoolhouse
The Carse of Gowrie hamlet of Cottown is home to a rare clay-built thatched-roofed schoolhouse, one of only a very … More