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Author: jamescarron

The Mini rival that failed to spark

While the Rootes Group was busy developing the Hillman Imp as a small car to rival the Mini and put … More

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Pearsie Tin Kirk

This article is an extract from the book Abandoned Angus by James Carron, available as a paperback or ebook from … More

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Dulnain Bridge Church Hall – For Sale

Dulnain Bridge Church Hall – a tin tabernacle in Speyside – has been put on the market by the Church … More

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Scotland’s UFO Trail

Dechmont Wood, in West Lothian, is home to the country’s only UFO trail, a route inspired by an alleged encounter … More

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The Faces Land, a Dundee Curiosity

Numbers 11-19 North Ellen Street, Dundee, are fairly unique in terms of tenement architecture in Scotland. For the sturdy sandstone … More

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The Howff – Convener’s Stone

Explorers of Dundee’s famous Howff will discover that not every stone within the cemetery marks a tomb. One, tucked away … More

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North Carr Lightship

Currently berthed in Dundee’s West Victoria Dock, the North Carr is Scotland’s last surviving lightship. However, her future was thrown … More

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Abandoned Govan dock to re-open

Plans to restore and re-open a long-abandoned maritime facility on the River Clyde in Glasgow have been given the go-ahead … More

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Dunoon’s Puffin Rock

A colourful painted rock on the shoreline at Dunoon has become a firm favourite with tourists, but many don’t know … More

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Abandoned Glasgow school demolished

One of Glasgow’s best known abandoned buildings, the former Sir John Stirling Maxwell School, in the southside of the city, … More

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