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Line of rusting abandoned railway engines

Abandoned railways, restored heritage

Exploring abandoned and restored industrial railway heritage in south Scotland and Yorkshire.

March 20, 2019 in History, Scotland.
Silhouette of a crow in a tree

Hello my friends, this murder of crows

Daily winter encounters with the local murder of crows, and exploring crow folklore.

February 26, 2019 in Uncategorized.
Inside the abandoned / chapel building in Bedlam. Some furniture, blue walls, table, plastic curtains

Abandoned in Bedlam

Bedlam is at the end of the road, but that’s the least of it.

August 31, 2018 in Uncategorized.
Ruins of castle bathed in sunshine

The abandoned ruins of Lennox Castle

Lennox Castle is an impressive ruin, lost in the woods, gleaming in winter sunshine and overlooked by the snow dusted Campsie Fells.

February 28, 2018 in History, Scotland.
Ruins of Cambusnethan House - windows, walls and blue sky

Crawford Priory Revisited: abandoned ruins and golf balls

A return visit to the enigmatic ruins of Crawford Priory yields family memories, new secrets and golf balls.

April 17, 2017 in Psychogeography, Scotland.
Sandwood Bay looking north

Is this Britain’s most beautiful (and haunted) beach?

Ssandwood-bayandwood Bay in north Scotland is famous for its remote beauty. It’s also a place of legend, shipwrecks, fugitives and ghosts.

June 8, 2016 in Scotland, Travel.

The abandoned house that spooked

The storm battered the small Hebridean port. The wind howled down from the moody cloud-clad mountains, and swept great gusts of rain through the village, bending any unfortunate soul trying to reach shelter.

November 10, 2015 in Scotland, Travel.

An Angry Man and Killer Clowns: View from A Disused Scottish Rollercoaster

A strange encounter and killer clowns in an abandoned fairground – the full length version.

June 25, 2015 in Psychogeography, Scotland.
Tree in the fog

Ghosts, fog and Bedlam: country night-walking

Night walking a country lane, exploring local Shropshire ghosts and watching a winter sunrise on the eerie Titterstone Clee Hill.

March 18, 2015 in Uncategorized.
Abandoned Scottish rollercoaster

A View from an Abandoned Rollercoaster

A strange encounter and killer clowns in an abandoned fairground.

January 16, 2015 in Scotland.

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