dumfries

Me and my wife were staying in the Galloway area for a couple weeks, so I found a few hours to slip away for the camera for what was the first proper explore in ages. I don't have nearly the time I once had to do this, so I have to make an effort to get out with the camera when there is a half...

Background History Originally the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Nithbank Hospital was designed by John Starforth and opened in 1873. It was then extended in 1897 with additions by James Barbour. The infirmary operated on this site for over a century before moving to a new building nearby...

Old maps shown two water powered mills on the river Tarff near Kirkcowan. The one on the left (Tarf Mill) has been demolished leaving just overgrown ruins and a chimney from a later steam engine. It used to have a water turbine and the leat and turbine pit can still be traced, but I didn’t...

I originally came across this chapel in December 2021 if you didn't know it was there you wouldn't ever see it as its located in woodlands, The chapel is part of the Crawfordton estate. The present house on the estate was built in the 1860s as a private residence. In 1940 it was converted for...

Hello everyone, I’m Andrea from Dumfries and Galloway. I’ve only recently started exploring abandoned places, something I got into through my brother. So far I’ve managed to visit a few spots, including Milkbank House and Kirkton Crypt, and I’m definitely keen to find more locations nearby...

Hello I’m looking for places in the Dumfries area I could explore I’ve been in the nithbank hospital which someone sadly burnt down now but you can still go inside it’s just not as good as it used to I also have been in the children’s home it’s a big home but nothing really in it I’m just...

Johnson Car Factory A little slice of Detroit in Scotland is how I would describe this place. Built in 1913 for the Arrol Johnson Co Ltd, the works comprised a large group of three-storey, reinforced concrete, flat-roofed buildings covering some 250,000 square feet on a riverside site. The...

I was staying near by in a lodge, and after a walk I find this old hotel, seemingly abandoned. The hotel has been abandoned for a few years now due to the owner going bankrupt. After some wandering and trying doors and windows I gave up gaining access. Here are some pics i seem like im the...

St Benedict's Orphanage St Benedict's was originally built in 1881 as the Convent of Perpetual Adoration. Founded by Marcia, Lady Herries, the first nuns came over from Arras to work in the building. There was consistent extensions over the next few decades, but the majority of the structure...

Whilst up in Scotland on our way to do a collection whilst heading back homeward bound I spotted this hulking great lump of a factory off in the distance and knew immediately that we'd have to come back to it after getting the work done. From the road it looked very inviting and after some quick...

Hello and thank you for visiting my first thread. This is the first time i have ever reported about what i found so bare with me until i get the hang of things please. Much appreciated. This place is a site i have visited many times over the last 2/3 years but this time was the first time i...

Not a bad little mooch this one. Quite a lot of area to cover with most of it being stripped unfortunately but, there is still stuff to see and some nice decay in parts. It seems the building was used to make carpet underlay form 2002 until 2013. I guess its been abandoned since then. Thanks to...

The Arrol-Johnston Motor Co., which had been in operation since 1896, opened its Dumfries factory at Heathhall in July 1913. The manager, Thomas Charles Pullinger, had been inspired by the Albert Kahn designed factories of Henry Ford in America. Kahn provided the design for the Dumfries factory...

"the only virtually complete British example of a concrete framed, multi-storey daylight car factory, built in emulation of American principles." The Arrol-Johnston Motor Co., which had been in operation since 1896, opened its Dumfries factory at Heathhall in July 1913. The manager, Thomas...

Gates Power Transmission Ltd Dumfries is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Gates Corporation, whose headquarters are in Denver, USA. The Gates Corporation is one of the market leaders in the production of hi-tech rubber belts and hoses for industrial, hydraulic, agricultural and automotive...