When aeronautical pioneer Vincenzo Lunardi took off amid much fanfare from Edinburgh in his hot air balloon on what was … More
Category: Curiosities
Curious and unusual places
Abandoned BMX Track
Google Earth is a great place to spot curiosities in the landscape. Take this apparently abandoned BMX track located in … More
Land Rovers on the West Highland Line
The West Highland Line is one of the world’s most scenic railway journeys. Yet few passengers may be aware that … More
Scotland’s oldest iron bridge
Tucked away in a grassy valley separating a modern housing estate and a retirement village, what is believed to be … More
Perthshire’s Pyramid
Rural Perthshire is one of the few places you will find a pyramid in Scotland. Perched atop Carn Tuile, near … More
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
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
Condemned cottage flats and painted sheds
The white-washed tiers of cottage flats that form what remains of the Ellengowan Drive housing estate in Dundee conceal some … 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
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