ruins

Grid Square Journeys no. 5 – NN 9931 (Montreal)

I’ve never been to Canada, but when I do I hope it’s as lovely as Montreal in Perthshire in the sun. Yes, that’s right, Montreal in Perthshire. It’s no metropolis but rather is an old croft near Harrietfield with the same name as the largest city in Quebec. And yet for such a lovely area,…

23/07/2023

Kevin Johnston

Grid Square Journeys, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Microadventures, Nature at its Best, Old Buildings

abandoned, challenge kev outdoors, cottage, harrietfield, hills, hungry media, Montreal, ruins, scotland, walking
Seeking Sanctuary in A’ Chomraich

It was appropriate that while the country struggles to come to terms with the cost of living crisis, and the government tries its best to justify tax cuts for rich people at the same time, Paul and I decided to escape to Applecross for three days exploring in the wilds. The Gaelic for Applecross is…

15/10/2022

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, Caves, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Microadventures, Old Buildings, Photos

abandoned, Applecross, bothy, buildings, cave, challenge kev outdoors, coastal, hill walking, hills, hungry media, loch, Na h-uamhagan, ruined, ruins, scotland, sea, walking
Grid Square Journeys no. 3 – NN 7941 (Meall a’ Choire Chreagaich and a Swim!)

For the third of my Grid Square Journeys, I needed to do some tweaking. I’ve used the same number of steps since I was first taught to navigate properly by Rich. But either old age or maybe too many injuries has meant my stride has started to change. The last two squares has seen me…

07/08/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, Grid Square Journeys, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Old Buildings, Outdoor Swimming, Writing and Musings

abandoned, challenge kev outdoors, Grid Square Journeys, hills, hungry media, map compass, meall a’ choire chreagaich, navigation, ruins, scotland, swimming, walking, waterfall, wild
A Straight Line from Laggan to Newtonmore

I’ve been meaning to get a proper bike rack for a while. I’d tried a few of ways of attaching the bike to the car and most would involve regular resprays. The £25 I spent was far less than expected and this trip was the fantastic first foray into what my brain already calls “bike…

13/10/2018

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, East Highland Way, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Old Buildings

biking, bogs, bothy, challenge kev outdoors, Dalnashallag, Glen Banchor, hills, hungry media, Laggan, Newtonmore, ruins, scotland, walking, wet
Cottaging on Dava Moor

I have a dream. To live in an old cottage far away from civilisation. And every now and then I travel over Dava Moor (between Nairn and Grantown on Spey) and I can see the remains of what must have been a well populated area in days gone by. Old and derelict cottages, tracks and…

29/07/2018

Kevin Johnston

Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Old Buildings, Photos

abandoned, Anaboard, buildings, challenge, challenge kev outdoors, cottage, Crannich, Dava Moor, Easter, hill walking, hills, hungry media, ruins, Rychorrach, scotland, walking, Wester, writing
Where’s Kirsty?

At McGregor’s Cave near Kinloch Rannoch of course.

13/10/2017

Kevin Johnston

Caves, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Old Buildings, Photos

cave, challenge kev outdoors, hungry media, Kinloch, mcgregors, Rannoch, ruins, scottish, walking
Taking the Cloth at St. Peter’s Seminary

03/05/2014

Kevin Johnston

Old Buildings

cardross, concrete, exploring, learning, peters, priests, ruins, seminary, st, urban, urbex
The Old Cottage Chair

While walking the West Highland Way last week, I managed to find some urbex action. Even with sore legs, I resisted the urge to sit on this old chair.

22/04/2014

Kevin Johnston

Old Buildings, West Highland Way

abandoned, chair, cottage, exploration, highland, ruined, ruins, urban, urbex, walking, way, west