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Shielhill Caves – Greenock
Shielhill Cave located within Shielhill Glen in Greenock is a natural cave under an overhanging rock that was modified in the 1930s by adding a facade to the front of the cave. The cave was mainly used to provide something to do for the unemployed during a period of financial depression. As well as maintaining…
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WWII Decoy Bunker
Decoy sites were used in WWII to lure enemy bombers away from their intended target and to a purpose-built fake target a safe distance away. Decoys were used to protect towns and cities as well as factories, industrial areas, airfields and military targets. Decoys used fire, electric lighting or a mixture of both to trick…
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loch Long Torpedo Test Range
The torpedo test range at Loch Long was built in 1912 and was finally abandoned in 1987. This site would certainly have been involved in the testing of new torpedo systems designed for the Royal Navy during both world wars. Since becoming abandoned there has been at least one serious fire that destroyed the entire…
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St Peter’s Seminary
St. Peter’s Seminary is a modernist Catholic seminary located near Cardross, Scotland. It was designed by the architect James Stirling and completed in 1966. The building is considered to be one of the finest examples of modernist architecture in the United Kingdom and is a Grade A-listed building. St. Peter’s Seminary was built to accommodate…
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Trains at Dunaskin
On the site of the former iron works at Dunaskin you can see various abandoned trains and rolling stock. The area is now the Scottish industrial railway centre. and is operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group. There are many trains that are certainly in very poor condition, but some have been restored and are…
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Cramond Island
A small island within the Firth of Forth that was used during both world wars as part of the east coasts Forth coastal defence in Scotland The island contains the remains of buildings from WWI and WWII. There is also evidence to suggest the island may have also been occupied by the Romans. Because the…
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Wemyss Bay Hotel
Wemyss Bay Hotel. A once very popular hotel on the West coast of Scotland is now abandoned, derelict and a ruin. The building is awaiting demolition to make way for future retail development. Within the hotel, you can still see the bars, seating areas and dining rooms. There is very little in the way of…
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IBM Factory Greenock
The Spango Valley IBM factory was opened in Greenock in the 1950s During IBM’s time in Greenock, the site was used for the production of office equipment such as typewriters and photocopiers. It was during the 90s when the Greenock IBM plant was in full swing building thousands of PCs every day. At one point…
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Balrossie School
Balrossie School was first opened in 1899 as an orphanage for the children of sailors. The building was later adapted to become an approved school for boys. The building was last used in the mid-nineties and is now sadly a ruin. There has been a lot of vandalism at Balrossie, and sections of the building…
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There are Anti-Aircraft (AA) Batteries all across the UK. It can be very interesting to see these locations from the air. A drone can be an incredible tool for getting such shots. This footage was...
The remains of a former railway cottage that had been converted and modernized into a home before being destroyed by fire. This railway cottage was part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway. It was...
The cemetery in Greenock is one of the largest burial grounds in Europe. It encompasses a large area including areas of mature woodland. There are graves within the cemetery dating back to the 1700s...
The Dunaskin Ironworks is located close to the town of Patna in Ayrshire. During the 18th century, the site had an ironworks and a brickworks. Today the site still contains remains and structures from...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...