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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

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 … More

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 … More

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

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

abandoned, cottages, highland clearances, perthshire, walk

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, 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 … More

abandoned, Cowal, ghost village, oil, urbex

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, angus, church, tin tabernacle, United Free Church

The Howff – Convener’s Stone

Explorers of Dundee’s famous Howff will discover that not every stone within the cemetery marks a tomb. One, tucked away … More

abandoned, coins, Dundee, graveyard, history, memorial, The Howff, trades, witches

North Carr Lightship

Currently berthed in Dundee’s West Victoria Dock, the North Carr is Scotland’s last surviving lightship. However, her future was thrown … More

abandoned, Dundee, fife, historic vessel, lightship, maritime, North Carr, scotland

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, dry docks, Glasgow, Govan, history, scotland, shipping, travel, urbex

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