While the Rootes Group was busy developing the Hillman Imp as a small car to rival the Mini and put … More
Author: jamescarron
Pearsie Tin Kirk
This article is an extract from the book Abandoned Angus by James Carron, available as a paperback or ebook from … More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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