Airlie Monument is a prominent Angus landmark, visible from miles around. Erected in 1901 in memory of the 9th Earl of … More
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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 … More
Gorton – a lost halt on the West Highland Railway
Gorton was, without a doubt, the most isolated of the halts on the West Highland Railway, the result of its … More
Kincraig Point – WW2 Gun Battery Remains
Kincraig Point is a prominent headland in north-east Fife that projects into the Firth of Forth, a couple of miles … More
Abandoned cottages of Glen Girnaig
Ruined townships and abandoned settlements are ingrained upon the Highland landscape, as much a part of the backdrop as mountains, … More
Secrets of the Succoth Glen Superfortress
On a remote Scottish hillside lie the remains of a USAF aircraft which crashed to earth, killing all passengers and … More
Abandoned village of Pollphail
The landscape of Scotland is littered with lost communities, most emptied during the notorious Highland Clearances. But there was one … More
Pearsie Tin Kirk
This article is an extract from the book Abandoned Angus by James Carron, available as a paperback or ebook from … 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
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
