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Bandeath Munitions Depot
RHAD Bandeath is a WWI-era munitions storage facility located on the banks of the River Forth in Scotland that was built by the Royal Navy during WWI and was subsequently used following the outbreak of the second world war The site at Bandeath consists of a large number of storage warehouses arranged in a grid…
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Victorian Paper Mill
A very quick look at the remains of an old Victorian paper mill in the town of Greenock in Scotland. This was at one time a large milling building powered by water running off the hills. The paper mill was powered by water from the Shaw’s waterway that was flowing down from Loch Thom. We…
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Walkinshaw Gardens and Stables
Walkishaw Gardens is all the remains of the once grand house called Walkinshaw House in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The gardens comprise a walled garden area and horse stables. The main building (Walkinshaw House) was demolished in 1927 when the early RAF airbase was being constructed at Abbotsinch. The site of the RAF base later became Glasgow…
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Abandoned Electronics Factory
This was once a bustling source of employment manufacturing vast numbers of electronic devices. Sadly those days are long behind this building and it has been abandoned and lying derelict for close to 10 years. Within this building, we are able to see the vast open areas that were once the assembly lines within the…
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Bowling Harbour
A look around what was once a site for shipbuilding and repair on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland. Bowling Harbour was once an important site of industry, it is now an industrial wasteland. Shipbuilding can be traced back as far as the late 1700s at bowling. Today all that remains are a…
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Hartwood Mental Hospital
Hartwood Hospital was a 19th-century hospital in Scotland that provided mental health treatment. It closed as a hospital in 1988 For a short time, it served as a TV studio for LTV (Lanarkshire Television) until this company closed in 2002. The site has been abandoned ever since and has been the scene of fire-raising, vandalize…
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Anti Aircraft Operations Room
Anti Aircraft Operations rooms were located at various sites across the UK from the end of WWII into the cold war. They were used for plotting the locations of aircraft thought to pose a threat to UK airspace. This one has been abandoned since the 1960s and has been the victim of willful fire-raising The…
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Abandoned Theme Park – Scotland
This is some action cam footage we took during our exploration of the Loudoun Castle Theme Park in Scotland. Loudoun castle theme park was located in Galston and was in operation from 1995 until 2010 During this visit, we had to avoid security on several occasions. They finally caught up with us just as we…
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Abandoned Care Home
In this video, we take a quick look around an old abandoned care home in Renfrewshire Scotland. This building has been abandoned since the early 90s and has been badly damaged by fire. There are various areas of roofing that are missing leaving it open to the elements. The entire building is a ruin and…
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Half Time School – Paisley
Half-Time school in Paisley was constructed in 1887 by the Coats family. The Coats family were a major player in the mill industry in Paisley. The School was built to enable the children who were working in the mills to receive an education. They would work half-time in the mill and half-time receiving their education.…
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Old maps can be great resources for investigating the past. Every now and then we will discover an old building shown on such a map and visit the location to see if there is anything remaining. This...
During WWII Anti-Aircraft Batteries were constructed all across the UK. They were designed and positioned to protect key areas that would have been potential targets for enemy bombers and/or fighter...
Within the grounds of Castle Semple Regional Park, there are the ruins of the former Collegiate church. The church was built as a place of worship serving the former Castle Semple. The castle is long...
In this video, we got the opportunity to explore a former nursing home in Scotland. We had been watching this location for a couple of years, but on a recent visit, we saw that access to the building...
Sometimes when you look at a ruin of an abandoned building you can still see it as a stunning piece of architecture. This building is a case in point. It was built in 1833 as a family home. It...
Lennox Castle Hospital was a hospital located in Lennoxtown near Glasgow in Scotland. The hospital opened in the 1930s and was closed in 2002. All that remains on the site today is the main...
Ardrossan Castle is a ruinous castle located within the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. The ruins currently occupying the site are the 2nd castle to have been...
In this video, we paid a visit to an old church graveyard located in Inverkip on the west coast of Scotland. The cemetery is no longer an active burial ground but it does contain a lot of fairly...
This dry dock is located in the town of Greenock in Scotland. It is often referred to as the submarine dock because it was laterally involved in the construction and maintenance of submarines. The...