Overview

An ancient land with a turbulent past and haunting landscape, Scotland's material culture stretches back to the time of ancient Roman incursions north of Hadrian's Wall and includes Viking raids, wars with England, and clan wars that still stir the blood today. Now, remnants of the country's history can be found in every corner of this dramatic land, from the thinly inhabited Western Isles to the remote Highlands and the fishing ports of the North Sea coast. In Abandoned Scotland, discover the ramshackle sanatorium of Glen O'Dee Hospital; see the rusting, neglected rides and rollercoasters of the Loudoun Castle Theme Park, closed after a fatal accident in 2007; quake at the site of New Slains Castle, Cruden Bay, said to be haunted by soldiers and mermaids; venture underground into the massive labyrinth of Cults Limestone Mine, which attracts treasure hunters and potholers, despite the dangers; explore Cramond Ghost Island, and the massive World War II teeth created to block the Firth of Forth in case of invasion; and see one of the country's many ruined castles, including the 14th century Castle Stalker, set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, or the atmospheric Buchanan Castle, set close to Loch Lomond. Illustrated with 180 photographs, Abandoned Scotland provides a fascinating pictorial exploration of the little-known corners of this glorious country.

Full Product Details

Author:   Alastair Horne
Publisher:   Amber Books Ltd
Imprint:   Amber Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.070kg
ISBN:  

9781838863142

ISBN 10:   1838863141
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Contents includes: Castles: Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, Argyll Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire Auchindoun Castle, Moray Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye Knock Castle Dalquharran Castle Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire New Slains Castle, Aberdeenshire Lennox Castle, Dumbartonshire Dunskey Castle Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Scolpaig Tower, North Uist Letham Grange Castle Moil, Isle of Skye Crookston Castle, Glasgow Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh Calda House, Lairg Castle Tioram Sanquhar Castle, Dumfries Dunure Castle Eglinton Castle Dunollie Castle, Argyll Balvaird Castle, Perthshire Almond Castle, Falkirk Gylen Castle, Argyll Keiss Castle, Caithness Hermitage Castle Dunalastair House Bishop’s Palace, Orkney Balvenie Castle, Dufftown St Bride’s Kirk, Blair Castle Transport, Industrial and Urban Sites: Ballachulish Slate Quarry, Fort William Ballatine’s Distillery, Dumbarton Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Linlithgow Brent Delta Oil Platform Diatomite Works, Lealt Garryhorn Mine Arrol-Johnston Car Factory Dunaskin Brickworks Govan Graving Docks Baxter Brothers’ Jute Mill Ham Girnal, Caithness Harbour Chambers and Custom House N. Peal Knitwear Factory Lady Victoria Colliery Queen Victoria Works Lecht Mine Woodhead Lead Mine Marble Quarry, Iona Water Mill on Muckle Roe Oil Rig, Cromarty Cornaigmore Mill Mary Pit Head Winding Tower Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow Prestongrange Colliery British Dynamite Factory Shellfish Factory Fettykil Paper Mill Roslin Glen Gunpowder Mills Royal Ordnance Explosives Factory, Bishopston Shark Fisheries Factory, Island of Soay Wanlockhead Lead Mine St Ninians Opencast Mine Tullis Russell, Fife Markinch Powerhouse Bunavoneader Whaling Station Halley’s Mill, Dundee Fleet Viaduct, Cairnsmore Dailuaine Halt Blacksboat, Moray Corrour Station Goods vehicles, Dalmellington Dunaskin Railway Bridge and Platelayers Hut, Rannoch Station Glenfarg Railway Tunnels Glasgow Botanical Gardens Railway Station Riccarton Junction Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway Scarista Bus, Isle of Harris Bass Rock Lighthouse Barra Head Lighthouse The Old Boat of Caol Machir Bay Shipwreck Abandoned Boat, Diabaig Scapa Flow Blockship Neist Point Lighthouse Abandoned boats, Salen Beach Bangour Village Hospital Clune Park Leith Docks New Parliament House, Edinburgh Govanhill Baths Jordanhill College Dunoon Pier Sunnyside Royal Hospital Station Hotel, Ayr Tarlair Outdoor Swimming Pool F. W. Holroyd Art Gallery St Andrew’s Marketplace, Glasgow Cathkin Park, Glasgow Rural Cottages, Crofts and Islands: Inner Sound, Applecross Peninsula The Cabrach, Moray Hirta, St Kilda Derelict Cottage, Cairngorms Post Office, Stockinish Isle of Erraid Old Bothy, Lecht Loch Stack Loch Skipport Newburgh Beach Wester Crannich Farmhouse, Struan Jetty Religious Places: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh Elgin Cathedral Inchcolm Abbey Jedburgh Abbey Kilchoman Old Parish Church Kilnave Chapel Kinloss Abbey Kinnell Parish Church Lochcarron Church Lincluden Abbey Melrose Abbey Restenneth Priory St Dubhthach’s Church St Andrew’s Church St Rule’s Tower St Mary’s Old Church Crawford Priory, Fife St Anthony’s Chapel, Edinburgh Cambusnethan Priory St. Peter’s Seminary,Cardcross The Dwarfie Stane, Hoy Beauly Priory Kilchrist Church, Skye Military Sites: Fort Inchgarvie East Fortune Airfield Coastal Batteries, Hoxa Head Air Raid Shelter, Port Glasgow Aird Uig Radar Station Bunker, Cambusnethan House Anti-glider poles, Belhaven Bay Concrete pylons, Cramond Island Midget Submarine, Aberlady Bay RAF Kinnell Queenstonbank, East Lothian RAF Stracathro Macmerry Airfield Loch Long Torpedo Range RAF Skaw Coastal Battery, Loch Ewe, Orkney Islands Pier, Mellon Charles, Loch Ewe Tank Traps, Inverbervie Tank Traps, Lossiemouth Pillbox, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth Inchkeith Island, Firth of Forth

Reviews

Author Information

Alastair Horne is a lecturer in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, in Scotland. The author of four previous books for Amber – Abandoned Scotland, Graves of the Great and Famous, Paris: City of Light, and London: Treasured Capital of the United Kingdom – he is currently completing a doctorate on how smartphones are changing storytelling, and a novel set in an unnamed Parisian cemetery in the early twentieth century.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions