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Haylie Brae Cemetery – Largs
The Haylie Brae Cemetery is a burial ground located in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The cemetery was opened in 1959 and is no longer available for new burials. It is believed that more than 12,000 burials have taken place within the cemetery. The land is well maintained and on our visit, the…
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Garvochs Farm – Greenock
Garvochs Farm is a ruinous former farm located in Greenock, Scotland. The farm is located on the banks of Loch Thom and dates back to the early 1800s. The building forms a square “U” shaped structure with the main central section being the home. The two opposing sections would have been byres or cowsheds. The…
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Lathallan House
Lathallan House is a ruinous former mansion house located in Scotland. The building was constructed in 1826. The house and its estate were originally known as Lawrence Park. It later became known as Lathallan House. The building is now in very poor condition. It is little more than a roofless shell. The structure is listed…
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The Secret Lake – Greenock
We had heard of a body of water known by some locals as the “Secret Lake” in Inverclyde, Scotland. The lake is a man-made dam in the hills above Greenock. It was built at some point between the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is believed it provided a water supply to Ardgowan House within the Ardgowan…
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The Horse’s Tomb
The Horses Tomb is a building located in an area of woodland within the town of Wemyss Bay, Scotland. The tomb is believed to have been built by Lord Inverclyde who owned the nearby Castle Wemyss. The tomb would have been within the grounds of the former castle. It is believed that the tomb was…
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Balrossie School Destroyed by Fire
When we started our YouTube channel the first location we filmed was Balrossie School in Kilmacolm, Scotland. Since then we have visited the building on a number of locations and seen a gradual decline in the condition of the building. The entire building had become unsafe and we had decided our most recent visit would be…
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Tiny Grain Mill
We were looking over some old Ordnance Survey maps when we spotted a small building labelled “Mill”. We took a drive out to the location to see if there was any evidence of the building. We were pleasantly surprised to see the building was still there and it appears a be getting looked after by…
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Dunmore House
Dunmore House in Scotland was built between 1820 and 1825 and was a grand mansion. It was an ancestral home for generations before briefly becoming a girl’s school. The building was abandoned in the 1970s and has since become a ruin. It is now nothing more than a shell but It is still an interesting…
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Search For The Lost Mill
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 is one such example… We were browsing old maps provided by the National Library of Scotland and noticed an…
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Larkfield Anti Aircraft Battery
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 aircraft. We paid a visit to one such location. The Larkfield Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is located in Greenock, Scotland. This is a large AA battery…
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Farms are very often the lifeblood of the country. With fields used to grow crops and animals reared for meat and dairy products. From time to time these locations fall into disuse and can very...
We have previously uploaded a video filmed at Balrossie School, but this video contains some footage we did not previously upload or share. This video contains footage captured on our SJCam that was...
Inverkip power station was an oil-fueled power station that opened at the worse possible time. On its completion oil prices were on the increase and the power station was mothballed pretty much from...
The IBM plant in Greenock had become fairly popular with urban explorers over the years. We have filmed it in the past but thought it was worthwhile revising the site before it was lost. Much of this...