Derelict and Abandoned Ruins in Scotland 

I do SO passionately wish I had the means to restore just ONE of these magnificent structures. It truly breaks my heart to see these amazing buildings in such a sad state of disrepair.

It would be awesome to see some of these structures restored .

After seeing a video on how castles were built, I can imagine the work that went into these buildings. It's sad to see them going to ruin and to think, someday, even the walls won't be standing. I'm glad there are films like this to preserve their memory.

I think it's hauntingly beautiful how all that lush greenery and even trees are now growing inside these structures, as Nature slowly takes them back again. Sad but beautiful.

These places with the still intact stonework could be restored ... Could be used for so many amazing things!

I could just listen to that scottish accent for the rest of my life. So awesome. Gotta find me a sottish man!

It is amazing and sad that these buildings should be allowed to fall into such decay.

*Hello from Canada! These beautiful structures look so majestic yet so sad too....as though they are standing alone against the world.*

Great architectures with some harsh history, such is the nature of man and the rest. Thanks for sharing

Excellent film. To answer your question: I love the architecture especially Scottish-Baronial, the romantic views of the ruins against the tree canopies, they are all stone buildings (for the moat part I do not like brick unless William and Mary English-Baroque) the history of the buildings and trying to imagine how they would have been lived in and used. Thank you for your effort and time to make theses films.

Historical builders were artists. Such beauty and grace reflected in their craft. I'd love to see some of these buildings restored to their former glory.

SO many BEAUTIFUL castles! I so wish that I could save & restore them all! I'm American, but my great grandparents came from Germany, Ireland and England. I feel a strong pull towards the English part of my heritage... And I think Scotland is part of that. I'd SO LOVE to be able to come visit these places!!

Definitely the architecture and atmosphere. These buildings should be restored

Beautiful architecture, absolutely stunning...the details are amazing

For me it’s the atmosphere but also the stillness and tragedy of these places that fascinates me. They surely would’ve been lively and bustling in their time, chock full of history, but now they lay dark and ruined. Dwelling on the memories that must reside there is addictive.

My favorite is the first one, beautiful building with so much potential! I love the architecture and the design lay out. Thank you for sharing! 🙂👋🏼🇨🇦

I'm a Robertson myself. My father's mother was a Robertson. I just found your vlog and subscribed. I watch everything about Scotland. My family of Crumpton's made their home in Dumfries and Galloway (some still do) and moved up into the highlands. My Mother's family were and still are in Argyle. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your video's. Be well.

Imagine having a music concert in one of these locations! Sad to see the buildings like this, yet its very beautiful to see nature doing its thing with it.

Fascinating! Thank you for the historical tours and the amazing photography.

Unfortunately as a Canadian I'm unable to hop in the car & go visit these magnificent destinations today, but I certainly wish I could. How fortunate you are to have such captivating history right along your own back door. I dearly hope to someday see these with my own eye, especially Dalquharran Castle & Dunalastair. I've just recently read about Sìth Chailleann, and it's actually just a stones throw from Dunalastair! Absolutely stunning shots you've captured here.

So beautiful.. It seems a crime to allow the buildings to just continue to disappear, beautiful video made me cry.

Beautifully done video loved everything . Thank you and the voice really added to its overall appeal .

For me ... i just love the History behind all the run down, yet beautiful castles...if only i had the money to restore their beauty ... it would be a magical site to behold...i so love Scotland, and all of her beauty, magic and splendour

Nice video I liked the last place you showed. Awesome job!

Absolutely beautiful, ❤haunting and full of history. Wish I could go back in time🙌

I do believe it is now my life's dream to own and restore any one of these old lovely beauties. Absolutely incredible. So amazingly beautiful. I can only dream. wow. Wonderful video you've made, thankyou Sir, so much.

This video popped up in my Recommended vids and I thought I'd take a look. So glad I did! As I watched it, I thought, "Why are all the roofs gone?" They were not caved in from disrepair, they were meticulously removed. Now I know why. And anyone who wonders why many of these castles were abandoned doesn't understand much about what it costs to maintain one! I have a 2-bedroom, 2-bath 1932 stucco bungalow in the San Francisco Bay Area and just maintaining a modest house has cost me a pretty penny over the last 40 years. (The window guy is coming over tomorrow to determine why there was a small waterfall on my kitchen window sill after the latest rainstorm--lol.) Anyway, very interesting and nicely filmed video--thank you! (Btw, I'm of Scottish descent on my father's side.)

My daddy loved Perthshire...no wonder! I love the last castle of the video...the countryside is stunning and the ornate dainty look to this stone structure...laced stone!

Would love to see historic pics of these places. I’m from Australia and we have none of this type of history so I’m fascinated

Lovely video. The last one would be a perfect setting for a movie.

It is all incredibly sad. These structures should have been maintained and cherished by the nation. The massive investments in money to build, run and the lives dedicated to run them is lost.

Great filming - this would make a great place to set up a tiny house settlement and upkeep the castle walls for atmosphere!! Great!

the last one was pretty cool!

Oh im sorry.. I forgot to mention.. Awesome filming and commentary. Very professional and a joy to watch.. Thank you

Gorgeous video, Neil. Well done on all the drone shots and the comments... so spot on. You definitely made me want to visit them all.

I'm blown away. Incredibly magnificent.

Beautiful and stunning. Thank you for your work on this.

Such beautiful architecture and history just going to waste and forgotten it’s so sad to see especially when some of them aren’t that old why didn’t they sell them instead of forgetting about them the one could totally be fixed it’s in such good condition the walls are still up . I wish I was a millionaire because I’d be in Scotland in a heartbeat to buy all old castle. Since I was a little girl I’ve dreamt of going there and travelling around the country to see all the abandoned places that sit forgotten not the tourist ones but all the ruins like this! To step back into time and just put my hands on one of these to feel such history , I need a sugar daddy with lots of money lol I always said I’d get there by 30 but I just turned 32 yesterday so my dream is just going to continue to be a life long dream

Hi, first time watching. Oh to be able to bring this one back to life, it's still beautiful

Excellent video! Snippets of history and stunning landscapes, my favorite kind of videos!

Killer video full of great spots to visit!

I am English and I visit Scotland quite often. It as the most wonderful scenic places in the world. So Why has the National Trust not taken over these great structures. They are decading by the day. Its history. Wich enlang and Scotland are so proud of. When its gone its gone. Please restore these great historical buildings

Much talk about restoring, ruins are a reminder of everything coming to pass, let it go gracefully.

amazing buildings in amazing settings, love video1s like this.

Just stumbled across, watched, liked and subscribed.... Was just looking at pictures over a couple of these and thought to myself....if only I had the money! Greetings and salutations from a Swede in Glasgow! 🤜🏻🤛🏻🍻

These were some great shots of spectacular ruins. Fantastic job.

Brilliant compilation! Thanks for sharing these gems.

Great video, stunning views! Thank you. 🌞

Thank you! I am a descendant of Clan Robertson also (the last castle shown). Nice to finally see something of the old world!

Thanks for making this. I really enjoyed it

Beautiful but heartbreaking :(

Clearly Scotland is just beautiful, thank you for a great video....

Nice one NR. I liked your narration and use of the drone to see those great places thanks. I paused a lot to look at all the beautiful stone work and thinking about what could have been at these mini worlds of humanity and all the skilled construction that had gone on. Dulquharran Castle had an impressive 67 chimneys counting from the picture at 3:33. Also interesting for me to see some of the internal lime walls (4: 00) plastered onto wood lath instead of direct onto the stone work as is normally done. You can also see the lead ties (5:07) that fixed the heavy masonry together. Also noticed the 3 modern steel braces to stop the left side of the building from falling in and amazed to hear they'd taken the roof off to avoid taxes. There was also the dreaded window tax and I used to 'find' many blocked in windows in old places. Liked the sun/shell design above the door. Robert Adams was the most successful and fashionable architect of his day who learned from his dad and worked with his younger brother. They mostly remodelled buildings for their many clients and he spent 5 years on the continent studying architecture, when he returned he started a London practice and later influenced the development of western architecture. Lennox castle certainly had intensive & complicated stone work but . It certainly felt like a chilling place of nasty isolated horror lucky the walls cannot talk. One English castle I worked on in Devon, during the repairs to the 1st floor room the 1930's builders doing alterations found a mother and her small baby's (foetus) skeletons hidden between 2 walls. It was believed she was one of many servant girls made pregnant by the Lord of the manor who had her poisoned and walled up. The best for me were Cambusnethan Priory and Dunalastaire house and, being a Robert, you should make it your new (crowdfunded) home. Why the flock doesn't the government or lottery pay for a complete conservation job on all these places, because, like the local old churches in communities up and down the land mean so much in many people's lives. They could live again and become socially distanced mini-homes and workshops for people to live in, teach and learn those stone skills of the old ones. Skills like these shouldn't be lost and with funding could give the next generation a new skill-set other than tapping on their smartphones. I work as a lime plasterer and spent a few years working with many stone masons at 4 different historical building conservation companies. (Special shout out to the boys of St Blaise ltd, 1998 - 2003). Sad to see the graffiti tags at Dunmore house, those numb-nuts made such a mess of such an important legacy for the Scots and a slur on their history, showing disrespect for something greater than them. Having said all that the 4th Earl of Dunmore, John Murray was the last governor of New York in the 1770 American colonies and was notable for issuing a proclamation offering freedom for any slaves who fought for the Crown against the patriots in Virginia. He was also governor of the Bahamas so may not have been in Scotland all that much probably making his fortune in tobacco and pineapples.

Fascinating. Love these sorts of place. Thanks for posting.

Thank you so much for uploading. My mum is a Robertson too. So thanks for the historical tidbits too.

Thank you for the awesome filming of these beautiful homes. I love the architecture and land around them all. nothing here in New Hampshire, USA comes close.

Glad I found your channel. This video is so useful and engaging. I love the information you have clearly gone to a lot of effort finding and assembling for us. Giving locations is also appreciated as I might try flying over some of those too. Last but not least, magical drone flights showing the architecture off to best advantage. All nicely scripted. ATB Terry

Qué lástima que lo que fueron tan bellas construcciones, se haya permitido que acaben en ruinas

I love the history of these old beautiful structures, being part Scottish and English myself! I’d love to visit!❤️

A most informative. well filmed and well presented documentary without the sadly usual "Wow..so awesome" drivel.

Wow! That last one especially! And with the autumn landscape it’s beyond stunning! I love just pondering the history behind these places and what they might have been like in their heyday and the people who lived their lives amongst these architectural masterpieces. Thanks Neil for showing us your bonnie Scotland! I WILL visit one day :)

My major ancestry is Scotts, and this makes me want to visit the country of my origins.

Thank you. This Scot in Australia thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Loved seeing everything but, of course, as I’m also a proud Robertson you’ll be able to easily guess which was my favourite part! I have subscribed so I can see all your videos. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Superb insight into buildings that we might not otherwise see. Keep it up !!

i loved your description that as the light faded it was " it was a brisk walk back to the car" , i could feel the hairs on my neck bristle..... Smashing video.

Love the drone shots but also details of interior is nice too. Seeing doorways to nowhere, fireplaces etc. Thanks🇨🇦

Looks amazing,can't wait to go!

Great post pal. Very very interesting.

Great video, thanks for some great insights.

Thank you for a Fantastic Halloween visit!! The drone views are spectacular. Great to know about their history which adds to the spooky feeling....

Its the architecture style of the building i like more than what goes into it. The history of the place who it was built for all facinates me . Thanks for taking us around those left to die buildings otherwise some of us might never see them or even know they are there.

Why the government would not restore this wonderful piece of history.

Lived in Scotland near Buchanan castle. I knew part of the family and the Calghoun family when they lived in Canada in my youth. I love Scotland and would love to see these buildings restored to their glory. Wouldn't be lovely to have them as hotels and condos as very few could afford to own it all.

For me its the history and the grandeur of a bygone age. I wish I could buy one and restore it to its former glory. I may never do so, but it is my dream to one day own a castle or baronial style home in Scotland.

It’s so sad to see these once magnificent buildings in such a state. If only those walls could talk.

Enjoyed your video very much. Thank you for uploading. Peace + stay safe New York City❤🇺🇸❤

Enjoyed seeing Dunalastair Castle the most

Awesome video...very cool!

Love the architecture!

Just wow! 😍😍😍👍👍👍

Fantastic footage and commentary big fella, keep up the good work

I visited dunmore house and the one in lennoxtown last year can’t wait to explore the other ones !

Fabulous video! Looking forward to more... xx Stirs up the Ancient DNA connections within...

Scotland needs to restore these historic buildings.

cool channel, thanks for the upload!

Cool!

Great stuff cheers pal.

Great work

I've heard this is happening more and more. Originally the family owned and maintained the house for sometimes hundreds of years, then subsequent generations can't afford to keep the place up anymore and they end up abandoned. Sad. So much history. Like the Cassinis house or something like that. The house was built between 1435 and 1450 and had been in the family ever since!! 😳 They sold it to a lady that renovated it and lives in it now. I guess better to sell and not have it end up abandoned, but good grief. It's been in the family for almost 600 years!

only about 25 years ago out on the mountain bike and i jumped inside lennox castle, it still had staircases and corridors to walk on, that all appears to be gone now

Sweet video

Spain has plenty to see..some great adventures to be had. Intact Segovia is stunning but ruins are everywhere.

My family is from Scotland. The majority still live there and in Ireland. Videos like these make a yearning in me. Feels like I need to come home

Simply stunning. Thank you. I'm subscribing!!

My favorite was that last castle. Beautiful...and so sad at the same time. When I look at these places, my feeling is "can you imagine the life that was lived there? And was this a happy place vs. a nasty place?" I try to imagine what it might have looked like when it was new. It's hard to envision when all you see is a skeleton with no roof. Why are there no roofs on these castles? Were they not built with sustainable materials? I'm so glad that Scotland keeps them from being demolished. In America, they demolish even 30 year-old buildings to make way for newer technology, instead of refurbing!

It is tragic that all these buildings are going to waste.

Just spotted your video, many thanks for visiting us at Cambusnethan Priory!!! We are Friends of Cambusnethan Priory, a group set up 6 years ago to try and save the building for a visitor centre at the heart of a community country park. For visitors, it does have a spooky feeling for some and others have claimed to see things, which may have come from previous buildings on the site, but this was a happy family home for the Lockharts. And the basement was servants quarters and kitchens ;) Please feel free to visit again and we will be happy to meet you there and give you the history of the place. Cheers. :)

Robert the Bruce was my many times Great Grandsire!

Great video

I was surprised and interested to see Dunalastair House at the end. I’m a Robertson too, and I heard the house was in ruins, but it looks much better than I expected.