April 22, 2011
Blog ArchivesBattle Grounds: 6 Ghost Villages Urban Explorers Should Avoid
The UK is home to a number of abandoned villages that urban explorers definitely do not want to infiltrate. Many of them dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086, the villages are now used to train soldiers in close quarters combat for Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Isolated Fishing Village of Low Newton by the Sea
Hiding at the bottom of a hill adjacent to the Northumberland coast is the tiny fishing village of Low Newton by the Sea. Little more than a collection of 18th century cottages and farm buildings, the beach is protected by the National Trust and is popular year round with walkers and wildlife enthusiasts.
Lost Villages and Shipwrecks on Scotland’s Mysterious Islands
For thousands of years, human beings have successfully adapted to their environments and coped with some of the toughest challenges that nature could throw their way. But some places are just so wild that after several millennia, hardy settlers have little choice but to abandon their homes. As such, the lonely islands off the north west coast of Scotland are a swirling mixture of windswept grasslands, craggy sea stacks, shipwrecks and abandoned settlements.