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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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This location was spotted on Google Earth. It just looked like a mark on the land. I then looked at the area using old maps provided online by the National Library Of Scotland and confirmed it was, in...
The prophet’s grave is a historic location in North Ayrshire Scotland. It marks the final resting place of The Rev William Smith. William Smith died as a result of the plague in the year 1647...
Fairlie Castle is believed to date back to 1512. It was built by Robert Fairlie. His family owned the land dating back to the 14th century. The castle was the centrepiece of a large area of ground...
This location has been on our radar for quite some time and when we visited we were not disappointed. Even as a ruin, this 16th-century church is still stunning. As we explored the location we could...
On the 26th of July 1939, a fleet of 15 aircraft was flying between Belfast in Northern Ireland and the former RAF Abbotsinch airfield (now the site of Glasgow Airport) in Scotland. At the time of the...
The history of the Scott and Sons shipyard at Bowling can be traced back as far as 1851. The company was involved in shipbuilding and repair. The yard eventually closed down in 1979 and the site has...
The Pencil Monument in Largs (North Ayrshire) is a pencil-shaped monument structure that was built to commemorate the battle of Largs. The monument itself was constructed in 1912 but the battle...
The Roman Bridge within the village of Inverkip (Inverclyde) is not thought to be from the Roman period. It is believed to be of Roman design but built much later. It is believed to be from the early...
Whilst out and about looking for a location we stumbled upon this little gem of a find. It is a tiny little summer house that has become an abandoned ruin. It is believed it was once the folly or...