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Offbeat Attractions, Quirky Curiosities, Hidden Gems, Abandoned Places

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Reedbed Wrecks

The River Tay is home to Britain’s largest continuous reedbed. Habitat for an array of wildlife, including marsh harriers, water…

abandoned, cars, Motoring, river

Croick Church

Tiny Croick Church is one of Scotland’s most remote kirks, sitting at the end of a 10-mile long single track…

church, highland clearances, Thomas Telford

Strathpeffer Sculptures

Blackmuir Wood, on the edge of the Highland spa town of Strathpeffer, is home to a magical, if slightly haunting,…

forestry, statues, wood carving

Women of the Woods

Formed in April 1942 as an offshoot of the Women’s Land Army, the Women’s Timber Corps worked the forests of…

forestry, military, statue, war

Corrour Station

Corrour is the highest and most remote mainline railway station in Britain. Located in the heart of Rannoch Moor, a…

railway, rannoch moor, remote, travel

Red Squirrels in Fife

Scotland’s wildlife is often pretty elusive. Guidebooks and interpretive boards offer a glossy catalogue of what may be spotted but…

animals, squirrels, wildlife

Earthquake House

A stone shed deep in the Perthshire countryside was once the epicentre of earthquake studies. The grand name it possesses,…

earthquake, geology

The Bronze Ford

Gracing Cameron Square in the centre of Fort William, the Bronze Ford is a replica (or ‘replicar’) of the Ford…

car, memorial, mountain, statue

Mahatma Gandhi – sitting at a bus stop

‘Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.’ – the words of Mahatma…

bus stop, street art

Plague Grave

When the Great Plague of 1645 swept north from Edinburgh, crossing the River Forth into the Kingdom of Fife, it…

children, death, grave, memorial

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