Deserted by sossy
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- Scotland -
Later on my way I passed this lonesome and unexpected manor close to the wood and hidden by trees.
When I stopped I couldn't beleave that it was deserted and forgotten. With all the silence around it almost looked eerie. The dark and broken windows were staring into the rain.
* * * Surprise !* * *
Yesterday I got a surprising mail from John (WeeLaddie) and he told me that he was amazed to see the "deserted manor" featured in a television documentary called "Scotland's Secret War", and this first instalment was called "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare". The house is called "Inverailort House" and it began as a farmhouse which was enlarged and converted to a shooting lodge in 1875; and further additions were added in 1891. It was owned by the Cameron-Head family, but in 1940 it was commandeered by the War Office and used as a special training centre for the SOE (Special Operations Executive). They were responsible for training undercover agents during the war, who would then be sent off to create havoc behind enemy lines. Two famous visitors during the war years were the actor David Niven who took a course there, and the infamous spy Kim Philby who trained agents in how to live undercover in foreign countries. The SOE was disbanded when the war ended, and the house was abandoned and left to crumble as a testament to a bygone age. Thanks a lot, John! ;o) And thanks for stopping by and all your intersting comments! ;o)
Comments (55)
DJB
So incredible.Wow Would I love to live there.Who would cut the grass. Superb scene Rita! V
marybelgium
A beautiful place ! a superb photo !
vlaaitje
this is one of your best....such a wonderful view....gorgeous
ambra2000
Ciao dear friend!Simply a extraordinary shot!!I love very much this wonderful place!Great colours and clarity!I enjoyed very much this awesome image! My sincere compliments!Really well done!V!Thank you for sharing!Ciao dear friend!I wish you a happy week end!A smile and a big hug!:-))
WeeLaddie
It's in a wonderful setting, what, with the Scotch mist rolling down the hills ... you didn't happen to see a For Sale sign anywhere. Great shot.
Dianthus
That is gorgeous Sossy. Beautifull work :)
deevee
Such a historical treasure gone to waste! I think the upkeep of places such as this must be considerable!excellent photograph Rita! there is so much around us to capture if we would just look!
Nasht
Nice atmosphere! I guess it looks like a ghost house at night time... :)
pimbotin
For which reason such a place is let deserted? Ghosts, again? That's such a pity...
Ti-Paul
Very impressive photograph Rita!Hard to believe that it's no longer habited! Very nice capture ! The forest and the fog, makes it even more misterious! Boy you sure know how to frame those babies!I have to practice my skills on this subject!Love it! Way to go girl! :)
oscilis
Too expensive to keep up I suppose. What a shame. It's a super photo. Did you go inside? It used to be in Scotland that you had to pay tax on each window so they bricked up a lot of them. If you took off the roof there was no tax at all which made a lot of them fall down! I don't know what the law is nowadays.
Mimey
Wirklich unglaublich das so eine phantastische Anlage verlassen ist. Die Wiese sieht aber ganz gepflegt aus. Vielleicht erlebt das Schloss ja bald wieder bessere Zeiten...
Zacko
Neat place!!! Is it for rent I wonder...hmmm..great compo. Enjoy your weekend! #:o)
glix70
So beautiful old house in the middle the the strong nature!!! Scary and interesting in the same time!!! Im curious to enter there!!! Brrr but not alone!!! :P Excellent shot!!! :)
pixelatorz
it's a shame such a place is deserted, but i can understand , who can affort a house liek that :|
VDH
Superb photo from a beautiful pleace!v
caber
Excellent shot . The fog in the hills outlines the property very well . You did an excellent job on the frame as well . I usually don't care for frames at all , but you seem to have a unique talent for matching them to the picture at hand :)
Odrah
wonderful shot! thanx for sharing!congrats and my respectful vote!
Pierre59
Beautiful !!!
ralfy
its too bad about this awesome building! wonderful capture + framing
SNAKEY
very majestic building and a wonderful capture..........bravos!!!!:O)
crooster1
The building is awesome, but I wouldn't want to spend the night. Exellent capture and presentation.
b2amphot
Gorgeous shot... so stately and, sadly, forgotten. It looks like a fixer-upper, but will do in a pinch.
tommorules
You deserve all the compliments above, and it's great to read all the comments too. I love Scotland, but haven't managed to visit for about 5 years. Great to have a virtual tour, brings back many happy memories. Great photo, but sad too. The mist adds very much to the emotion of you image. More, please!
Lissa_lei
Really beutiful buidin , love your shot and perfectly charmin postwork, Eccellent V Lina
logiloglu
Komm, launs eine Wohngemeinschaft dort grden. Mit Creative Workshops,Meditaion, Entspannungsgarten usw. a wonderful and impressive architecture. excellent shot,Rita. !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
iaacf
The first this I noticed was the special framing of the picture, but then I saw the picture itself and I think both are beuatiful.
Lledeline
Beautiful building. I hope it will have a new life. The house I'd loved to live. (In dream ... because I'll never have the money)
DIANE603
What a beautiful setting and capture!! ~V~
Cyve
WOW ... fabulous landscape my friend ... and fantastic atmosphere ... great capture ... I love this and VOTE !!!!