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Walk to Blackwater Dam

Follow the tumultuous River Leven upstream to the source of industrial power, the mighty Blackwater Dam. Kinlochleven owes its existence…

walk, river, industry, aluminium, dam, West Highlands, hydro

Visit the Site of Scotland’s Last Fatal Duel

Two centuries ago, on August 23, 1826, in the cold light of dawn, two men faced each other across a…

cairn, duel, fife, forest, guns, memorial, walk

Arbroath’s Mini Lighthouse

This is Arbroath’s ‘mini lighthouse’, an historic beacon that once guided seafarers safely around the coast at Whitehill, near Vatsetter,…

angus, Arbroath, Bell Rock, lighthouse, minor light, Shetland

Exploring Abandoned Dunalastair House

Dunalastair House is an abandoned 19th-century baronial mansion located in rural Perthshire, 18 miles west of Pitlochry, in the valley…

abandoned, castle, Kinloch Rannoch, mansion, perthshire, ruin, school, urbex, war

Moving House

This is the unique story of an historic Scottish mansion that was uprooted from its foundations and moved 9000 miles…

abandoned, Clyde Valley, Lanarkshire, mansions

John Souter Memorial Stone

High on Moulin Moor, by the rural road running between Pitlochry and Kirkmichael, there stands a simple memorial to a…

farming, memorial, perthshire

Exploring the Airlie Monument in Angus

Airlie Monument is a prominent Angus landmark, visible from miles around. Erected in 1901 in memory of the 9th Earl of…

angus, castle, hiking, memorial, monument, nature, photography, tower, walk, woodland

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…

abandoned, Dundee, ghost sign, industrial history

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

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