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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…

abandoned, Lost, railway station, rannoch moor, West Highland Line

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…

abandoned, coastal defences, fife, Forth Coastal Defences, gun battery, military, urbex

Dundee’s Lost Space Shuttle Park

Dundee’s lost space shuttle park was a unique and creative play area for children developed by Dundee District Council in…

art, brick murals, Dundee, photography, public park, science, space, technology, travel

The Man Who Brought Chips to Scotland

Chips are a national obsession. We eat mountains of them every year. Whether fried in oil, baked or microwaved, a…

chips, cooking, Dundee, food

Perth’s Hanging Shed

This unassuming structure, concealed within the grounds of Perth Prison for four decades, hid a chilling secret. Built in 1965,…

capital punishment, crime, hanging block, murder, Perth, perthshire, prison

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,…

abandoned, cottages, highland clearances, perthshire, walk

The Dundee Man Who Brought the Mansions Down

Charles Brand was a prominent Dundee-based demolition contractor active in the mid-20th century. His firm – Charles Brand (Dundee) Limited…

castles, country houses, demolition, Dundee, mansions

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…

abandoned, aircrash, Argyll, cold war, memorial, military, war

Abandoned village of Pollphail

The landscape of Scotland is littered with lost communities, most emptied during the notorious Highland Clearances. But there was one…

abandoned, Cowal, ghost village, oil, urbex

Ben Nevis in a Nutshell

Henry Alexander’s Ford Model T was not the only vehicle to scale Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis. Almost 50 years…

Ben Nevis, caravan, Dundee

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