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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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Bogside anti-aircraft battery was built near the village of Langbank in Scotland. It was used during the period of WWII as a heavy anti-aircraft battery. The battery had four gun emplacements, a...
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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...
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...