Edinburgh’s Disused Tunnels: Scotland Street, Rodney Street and Trinity

Written by  on July 18, 2014

With the South Bridge Vaults and Mary King’s Close (as well as a few oddities like Gilmerton Cove), Edinburgh has become quite famous for its historic[...]

West Lothian: abandoned offices and derelict brickworks, July 2014

Written by  on July 1, 2014

For our first “proper” explore in several months (life has been getting in the way lately), my faithful exploring buddy and I had our sights[...]

St. Peter’s Seminary, February 2014

Written by  on February 2, 2014

“The best modern building in Scotland”, “Where modernism crawled up a hill to die”, or “It looks like a multistorey car park[...]

Wilton Mills and Bristol Mill, December 2013

Written by  on December 1, 2013

The Scottish Borders have been known for their textile industry for hundreds of years now. A number of imposing old mill buildings survive in the region’s[...]

Pitt Street Bar, November 2013

Written by  on November 1, 2013

This was one of the most pointless “explores” I’ve done so far. I’m still posting about it for completeness, and to give a flavour[...]

Gray, Dunn & co. Biscuit Factory, October 2013

Written by  on October 1, 2013

We explored the Gray, Dunn & Co. factory after a frustrating morning of failure at another site. (I won’t say where because I’m still hoping[...]

East Fortune Hospital, August 2013

Written by  on August 26, 2013

Tucked away in the woods in a fairly remote corner of East Lothian is a decaying cluster of low brick buildings. Originally opened as a tuberculosis sanatorium[...]

Gilmerton Cottage, July 2013

Written by  on July 1, 2013

Another small explore that a lot of people probably wouldn’t bother with, but it was a building I’d been passing nearly daily for several years,[...]

Cammo Home Farmhouse, June 2013

Written by  on June 30, 2013

I was disproportionately happy to explore this place. It’s not the most exciting of buildings, but there’s something nice about finally exploring[...]

Shrubhill Tram Depot, June 2013

Written by  on June 3, 2013

Anyone who’s been to Edinburgh in the last 5 years couldn’t have failed to notice the mayhem caused by the new tram “system” being[...]