I didn’t realise that Donaldson’s School for the Deaf was sitting empty. Hopefully they’ll find a good use for the building. I’m aware of plenty of other listed buildings in Edinburgh that are in a state of disrepair; Lauriston Place Church is one that comes to mind. It’s looking pretty sad if not rather atmospheric at the moment. It looks like it ought to be home to some pathetic vampire in an Anne Rice story or be used as a special building for wizards in Harry Potter. It’s a pity that reality is more prosaic than that.

(via Edinburgh landmarks placed on “at risk” register | Deadline News)

The old tower ruin of Rosslyn Castle dating back to the 1450s sits less than a mile’s walk from Rosslyn Chapel in the village of Roslin, outside of Edinburgh. The castle is privately owned but there are many trails that go around the castle grounds and along the North Esk river. While the restored section of the castle is a family home, the old tower remains an empty ruin and rumours of a howling ghostly dog and a ghostly knight riding the grounds abound.

archeo-zine:

Aladdin’s Tower Staircase & Column by voyageAnatolia.tumblr.com on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
ancient-anatolia.blogspot.com/2008/09/mamure-castle.html

Grade I-listed Manor Farm Barn in Harmondsworth, Middlesex has just been rescued by English Heritage from collapse. The barn was built in 1426 and will be open to visitors later this year.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/betjemans-cathedral-of-middlesex-saved/

(Source: medievallove)

skeletales:

fairytale (by nagaina)